EU bank brokers late-night deal to phase out fossil fuels

15 November 2019  | Euractiv

The European Investment Bank (EIB) decided on Thursday (14 November) to scrap financial support for fossil fuels from 2021, after marathon talks ended in a compromise that has been hailed as “a significant victory” for green policies.

Small hydropower plants threaten Montenegro’s last free-flowing rivers in a bid for cleaner energy

14 November 2019  | 90.5 WESA

In a tiny wooden lodge, in a misty valley in Montenegro, six locals puff away on homemade cigarettes and sip the country’s traditional plum brandy at 11:15 a.m. Small hydropower plants threaten Montenegro’s last free-flowing rivers in a bid for cleaner energy.

Eiropas Investīciju banka lems par aizdevumiem enerģētikai bez fosilā kurināmā

13 November 2019  | Forbes

Eiropas Investīciju banka (EIB) šonedēļ lems par aizdevumu pārtraukšanu fosilā kurināmā projektiem enerģētikā pēc 2020.

EIB pulls out of incinerator project after recycling warning

5 November 2019  | Ends Europe

The EU’s bank has pulled out of funding a controversial waste incinerator in Belgrade, Serbia, after the European Commission warned it could threaten environmental targets.

A hydro-powered Bitcoin boom in Georgia

4 November 2019  | BBC

How hydroelectric dams are powering cryptocurrency mining on the eastern edge of Europe. Ed Butler travels to Georgia to visit the Bitcoin mines benefiting from cheap electricity and tax benefits.

NDBG: EIB potvrdila da je spalionica u Vinči protivna pristupanju Srbije EU

25 October 2019  | Danas

Inicijativa Ne davimo Beograd saopštila je danas da je dobila i zvanični odgovor Evropske investicione banke, u kome se navodi da je odbila da finansira izgradnju spalionice u Vinči, zbog posledica koje će ovaj projekat imati po ciljeve u vezi recikliranja otpada postavljene u Poglavlju 27, odnosno po pristupanje Srbije Evropskoj uniji.