Power-hungry China stubbornly holds on to coal-fired power
12 January 2016 | Asian Power
China is awfully torn between coal power reduction and further growing its exports. When the OECD agreed to restrict subsidies for coal-fired power plants’ exports, both investors and the press had a field day. It was a big step in curbing the growth of global coal-fired power generation and it could have been a phenomenal day for the power industry–except that China, the biggest elephant in the room, was missing when the coal power reduction pact was made.
Hidroelektrane u nacionalnim parkovima i zaštićenim područjima: Zločin prema prirodi u ime profita
8 January 2016 | Oslobođenje
Međunarodne razvojne banke finansiraju veliki broj hidroelektrana u nacionalnim parkovima, mjestima koja pripadaju svjetskoj baštini i zaštićenim zonama širom Balkana. Prema izvještaju organizacije Bankwatch, od 1.640 planiranih i tekućih projekata u BiH, Makedoniji i Albaniji, pola će biti izgrađeno u nacionalnim parkovima, mjestima koja pripadaju svjetskoj baštini i koja je Evropska unija zaštitila u okviru projekta Natura 2000.
Report indicates hundreds of hydro projects under construction in southeast Europe
6 January 2016 | HydroWorld
In southeast Europe, there are 1,355 greenfield hydropower plants either being planned or having entered operation since 2005, according to a recently released report. Of these, 200 are in operation and 113 are under construction. The report indicates 823 projects are actively planned and another 171 are regarded as potential.
Vodeće banke ulažu milijardu eura u kontroverzne riječne brane na Balkanu
6 January 2016 | Nasevijesti.com
Multilateralne razvojne banke finansiraju veliki broj hidroelektrana u nacionalnim parkovima, mjestima koja pripadaju svjetskoj baštini i zaštićenim zonama širom Balkana Međunarodne banke su uložile milione evra u veliki broj hidroelektrana u nacionalnim parkovima i ekološki zaštićenim područjima na Balkanu, ukazuje novi izvještaj. Od 1640 planiranih i tekućih projekata u Bosni, Makedoniji i Albaniji, pola će biti izgrađeno u nacionalnim parkovima, mjestima koja pripadaju svjetskoj baštini i koja je Evropska unija zaštitila u okviru projekta Natura 2000.
U narednih osam godina na Balkanu je planirana gradnja 900 hidroelektrana. U BiH uglavnom na najvećim rijekama: Bosni, Neretvi, Drini, Vrbasu, te na Uni i Sani.
Tensions flare over environmental threat of Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan
5 January 2016 | The Guardian
The remote Issyk Kul province in eastern Kyrgyzstan, on the border with China, is home to some of the most stunning vistas of the rugged Tian Shan mountain range that cuts through much of Central Asia. Mountain goats and endangered snow leopards roam the rocky slopes, while rare species of dandelion and wild tulip bloom in alpine meadows.
