Is the Western Balkans the new Desertec?

14 January 2014  | European Energy Review

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TTIP puts the EU’s environmental and social policies on the line

13 January 2014  | Euractiv

The European Commission has repeatedly promised civil society that the TTIP negotiations with the US will not lead to a race to the bottom on environmental protection, health and safety standards and consumer rights. But as negotiations progress, civil society groups on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly feeling uneasy, ten leading NGOs write in an open letter.

EBRD – eyes wide shut to coal sector corruption

6 January 2014  | The Ecologist

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been financing coal mining companies implicated in criminal corruption allegations – according to a Bankwatch analysis.

Kolubara, mine serbe sur du charbon ardent

6 January 2014  | Liberation

Soutenu par une filiale d’EDF, le projet d’agrandissement du site titanesque et très polluant inquiète les écologistes.

Erdogan’s Turkey embarks on massive ‘dash for coal’

26 November 2013  | The Ecologist

Ignoring its significant solar and wind power potential, Turkey is planning a massive ‘dash for coal’ with over 37,000 MW of new coal fired power stations.

Climat: des ONG dénoncent le soutien des banques à l’exploitation du charbon

26 November 2013  | Le Soir

Plusieurs ONG ont dénoncé vendredi le financement de projets d’exploitation du charbon, source d’énergie la plus émettrice de gaz à effet de serre, en publiant un classement des banques ayant le plus soutenu ce type d’investissement depuis 2005.