European rivers on RED alert: the VEZ Svoghe case, Bulgaria
November 30, 2021 | Read more
A series of damaging hydropower plants on the Iskar river shows why the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) needs to be tightened.
When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, everyone knows we need more electricity from wind and solar. But despite their massive potential to help cut emissions and curb air pollution, heat pumps have not received the same attention.
Never mind the protected areas!
November 23, 2021 | Read more
Hidden behind a financial intermediary, the EIB has supported the destruction of the Mojanska River in Montenegro. Yet local inspectors claim nothing is wrong. Will the EIB now take corrective action?
The price of coal-based electricity imported to the EU from the Western Balkans is artificially low, not only because the countries do not apply carbon pricing, but also because all of the countries that use coal are flagrantly breaching pollution control legislation.
At Bulgarian coal mine, a climate and human rights crisis unfolds
November 18, 2021 | Read more
People abandoned at the edge of Bulgaria’s largest coal basin expect accountability from the multilateral development bank that financed the mine expansion.
Updated Renewable Energy Directive needs built-in biodiversity protection
November 17, 2021 | Read more
A higher EU renewable energy target may help reduce greenhouse gases, but could also accelerate the biodiversity crisis if not properly managed. To prevent this, support schemes for renewables must be explicitly tied to compliance with EU environmental law.
