European Investment Bank criticised for `hypocrisy` of fossil fuel lending
12 December 2011 | Environmental Expert
12 December 2011 | Environmental Expert
The world’s biggest lender to energy and climate action projects almost doubled the funds given to fossil fuels between 2007 and 2010, a new report (PDF) published on Thursday reveals.
12 December 2011 | Business Green
The world’s biggest lender to energy and climate action projects almost doubled the funds given to fossil fuels between 2007 and 2010, a new report (PDF) published on Thursday reveals.
12 December 2011 | The Guardian
The European Union has made €5bn of fossil fuel loans through its financial arm despite carbon reduction targets for members
12 December 2011 | EurActiv
The European Investment Bank has been accused of funding the fossil fuel industry with €16 billion of loans since 2007, more than that stumped up for any other energy source.
12 December 2011 | Bloomberg
The European Union was criticized for making 5 billion euros ($6.7 billion) of fossil-fuel loans through its financial arm, while pushing for a carbon-dioxide emission-cutting policy across the 27-member bloc.
28 November 2011 | SIOL.NET/ STA
Neutemeljene predpostavke omogočajo večanje tveganj in če se ta uresničijo, lahko stopnja pade celo na 5,12 odstotka, je danes ob predstavitvi metodoloških napak investicijskega programa Teša 6 dejal Geert Warringa iz CE Delft.
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