Romanian coal mining supported by ‘illegal state aid’
15 May 2020 | ENDS Europe
Environmental groups filed a state aid complaint with the European Commission last week claiming that the Romanian government breached EU laws by financially supporting the expansion of coal mines owned by a state-owned power company. Source : Romanian
World set to miss critical biodiversity 2020 targets
15 May 2020 | ENDS Europe
International targets to tackle nature loss under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity are likely to be missed because “environmental protection has been incomplete, restoration has been smale-scale, and the implementation and enforcement of legis
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
