ADB’s Clean Agenda: CSOs call against fueling dirty energy and coal investments

5 April 2020  | Devdiscourse

This year’s 52nd Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Governors’ Meeting is being held in Nadi, Fiji. Similar to its neighboring countries in the Pacific, Fiji is on the brink of suffering from the severe impacts of climate change despite its low global

EU Carbon Tax to Encourage Decarbonisation in the Western Balkans

31 March 2020  | Montel Energitika.net

An EU consultation is currently ongoing on the plans to introduce a carbon border adjustment mechanism. CEE Bankwatch said in its response to the consultation, which ends on 1 April, that it strongly supports a carbon border tax for the electricity sec

Aus für Kohlekraftwerk-Bau im Kosovo : Lichtblick auf dem Balkan

25 March 2020  | TAZ

Gute Nachrichten für das Kosovo: Der Neubau eines neuen Blocks im Braunkohlekraftwerk Kosova e Re ist erst mal vom Tisch.

New Government in Kosovo pivots country away from coal

20 March 2020  | iE Energy & Utilities

Kosovo, one of the most heavily polluted countries in Europe, looks set to begin pivoting away from its reliance on coal-fired power stations. Earlier this week, UK-based power generation company Contour Global cancelled the construction of a 500 MW coal-fired power plant near the capital, Pristina. 

La storia di TAP, un gasdotto svizzero

18 March 2020  | Varese Press

Guerra diplomatica tra potenze mondiali. Interessi contrapposti di colossi energetici. Geopolitica e affari. Promesse elettorali e proteste della popolazione. Nei 15 anni trascorsi dalla sua ideazione, il Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) – il gasdotto che

ContourGlobal turns away from coal, axing plans to build Kosovo plant

17 March 2020  | Reuters

London-listed power generator ContourGlobal has scrapped plans to build a coal-fired power plant in Kosovo, a decision welcomed by environmental groups, and said it would make no further coal plant investments globally.