Balkans coal future in doubt as North Macedonia mulls 2025 phase-out

15 May 2020  | ENDS Europe

Anti-coal campaigners have praised the North Macedonian government after it adopted a national energy strategy that considers the prospect of retiring its coal power capacity in the next five years. Source : Balkans coal future in doubt as North Macedo

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