EU countries stall EIB plans to phase out funding for fossil fuels
18 October 2019 | New Europe
18 October 2019 | New Europe
The European Investment Bank (EIB) on 15 October postponed taking a decision to next month on whether to phase out lending to fossil fuels, following objections from the European Commission and some EU Member States, including Germany, Italy, Poland and Latvia want the bank to keep funding certain gas projects to help the transition from coal or nuclear power, or for energy security reasons.
15 October 2019 | Politico
A coalition of gas-reliant countries isn’t keen on ending funding for fossil fuel projects. EIB postpones decision on funding fossil fuels after 2020.
15 October 2019 | Il Fatto Quotidiano
Energia, la Banca europea annuncia la messa al bando dei finanziamenti a fonti fossili dal 2020. Per ora ci investe ancora miliardi.
Bancos y la financiación de combustibles fósiles: Lo que las empresas no dijeron en la Cumbre sobre la Acción Climática.
2 October 2019 | Euractiv
Zbyt małe wsparcie dla inwestycji na rzecz środowiska czy przekazywanie środków finansowych dla niewłaściwych regionów to jedne z krytycznych uwag raportu na temat „Planu Junckera”, przygotowanego przez europejskie organizacje pozarządowe „Counter Balance” oraz „Bankwatch”.
29 September 2019 | Danas
Čelnici Saveza MZ Stare planine i Pokreta Odbranimo reke Stare planine, saopštili su na današnjem protestu u selu Topli Do podno Midžora da neće odustajati od blokade sela na mostu u centru, sve dok se ne ostvari jučerašnje obećanje predsednika Srbije Aleksandra Vučića da se stopira gradnja MHE u zaštićenim područjima.
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