Firms from China, Poland Ink Deal for Ugljevik 3 Coal Plant in BiH
July 1, 2021
Environmentalist groups demanded from the Republic of Srpska to scrap Comsar’s concession for coal-fired power plant project Ugljevik 3 …
Secret Chinese deal on Bosnia-Herzegovina coal plant must be urgently stopped, say NGOs
June 30, 2021
Environmental organizations have today expressed concerns and called on the Government of Republika Srpska to clearly explain what is happening with the Ugljevik 3 coal power plant and to urgently cancel the concession for the project.
Kelkos Energy Accused of Using Vexatious Lawsuits Against Activists in Kosovo
June 30, 2021
An Austrian hydropower management company has come under fire for using vexatious lawsuits and the threat of legal action to target …
Civil society wishes on the EBRD’s 30th birthday: shut the fossil fuels party
June 29, 2021
People around the world are already feeling the brunt of the climate crisis on an almost daily basis. Most governments accept we are in the midst of a global climate crisis, including those controlling the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). And yet, Bankwatch’s recent analysis shows that during 2019-2020, the EBRD has awarded the fossil fuels industry more than USD 2 million every day on average. Two million dollars. Every single day.
Serbia: key national plan risks cementing coal dependence
June 29, 2021
The Serbian government’s 15-year national Spatial Plan is so keen to stick to business-as-usual it is openly ignoring some of the country’s most pressing issues to justify plans for six new fossil fuel-based power plants. Belgrade also doesn’t appear to care much about what Serbia’s neighbour to the east thinks regarding the implications these disastrous plans would have for them.
It is time for EBRD to become the lighthouse for fossil-free development banks
June 24, 2021
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has the opportunity to help avert climate breakdown by putting itself at the heart of the global transition to a carbon-free economy. This joint state
Amenzi de cinci ori mai mari pentru poluatorii industriali
June 23, 2021
Aflat în pericol să se trezească că o nouă procedură de infringement pe tema calității aerului, Guvernul Cîțu reacționează și pregătește majorarea substanțială a amenzilor care vor fi aplicate agenților economici care poluează.
BankWatch Urges ERBD to Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels
June 18, 2021
BankWatch, a network of organizations that monitors international public finance in Central and Eastern Europe, has a released a report in …
Romanian government’s coal phaseout blabber
June 17, 2021
If official communication about the coal phaseout is any indication about how proper the process will be, we have reason to worry. Over the past weeks, the Romanian government first said they would phase out coal, then came back to say they don’t actually mean all of it.
New beginnings at 30: can the EBRD leave behind fossil gas to become a bank fit for our future?
June 16, 2021
This report analyses the EBRD’s energy-related operations across the first two years of the Bank’s new Energy Sector Strategy (ESS) (2019-2020). This initial period of the ESS’s implementation is also compared to the previous ESS implementation period
