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Why is Kosovo going ahead with a lignite coal power plant that is extremely expensive and dangerous to health?

13 February 2018,

Toxins in the air have reached “hazardous” levels in Pristina, Kosovo, last week. A ban on cars is welcome. But the real problem is the lignite coal plants nearby. So why is the Kosovo government, the US and the World Bank all supporting yet another new plant in the region? JACK DAVIES and GIOVANNI VALE investigate

Source: Why is Kosovo going ahead with an lignite coal power plant that is extremely expensive and dangerous to health?

Institution: World Bank

Location: Kosovo

Project: Coal in the Balkans | Kosova e Re lignite power plant, Kosovo

Tags: air pollution | coal

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