Estonian government shale oil goals contradict EU agreements

12 May 2020  | ERR.ee

24 European civil society organizations have sent an inquiry to the European Commission pointing out that the Estonian government’s plan to expand its shale oil industry contradicts international climate and environmental agreements the government has signed with the European Union.

Eesti Energia uus õlitehas sattus Euroopa roheliste hambusse

12 May 2020  | Postimees Majandus

Enam kui 20 Euroopa keskkonnaühendust saatsid Euroopa Komisjoni presidendile Ursula von der Leyenile kaebekirja, milles leidsid, et Eesti Energia uus õlitehas on vastuolus Euroopa Liidu kliimaplaanidega.

The Valbona River in Peril

7 May 2020  | Earth Island Journal

The Albanian government won’t save an ecologically and culturally significant river from hydropower, advocates say. But maybe its people will. Source: The Valbona River in Peril

La “cortina di carbone” è la nuova cortina di ferro

5 May 2020  | GlobalVoices

Mentre i Paesi dell’Europa occidentale procedono verso la riduzione dell’uso del carbone, i paesi dell’ex Unione Sovietica si muovono nella direzione opposta. Source: La “cortina di carbone” è la nuova cortina di ferro

New Gas Projects in the Western Balkans – A Move in The wrong Direction

5 May 2020  | Montel Energitika.net

Additional investment in gas infrastructure, even when it is only for diversification of supply sources, is more likely to serve as a direction from investments in renewable energy, energy savings and solutions such as heat pumps rather than supporting

In An Age Of Climate Change, What Natural Resources Should We Save?

22 April 2020  | HuffPost

Activists across the Balkans are advocating for areas to be protected from development.