Environment NGO stops expansion of Romania’s largest coal mine
October 24, 2019
A Bucharest court blocked the expansion of Rosia de Amaradia, the largest coal mine in Romania located in Gorj county (and operated by coal and power group CE Oltenia), following a legal challenge to the mine’s environmental permit lodged by Bankwatch Romania, the environmental organisation announced.
Expansion of largest coal mine in Romania stopped, following Bankwatch court case
October 23, 2019
Bucharest – A Bucharest court blocked the expansion of Rosia, the largest coal mine in Romania located in Gorj county, following a legal challenge to the mine’s environmental permit lodged by Bankwatch Romania.
The EU’s flagship investment scheme must not become backdoor for fossil fuel financing
October 7, 2019
A half trillion euro subsidies scheme and part of the so-called Juncker Plan, the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) has been portrayed by its promoters, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank as a major success story, albeit with little evidence to back such claims.
Just transition report looks into post-coal job prospects in Romania’s Jiu Valley
September 25, 2019
NGOs Greenpeace and Bankwatch Romania have launched a new report outlining scenarios for the just transition of Romania’s best-known coal region, Jiu Valley, highlighting job growth and economic development without coal is very much possible in the region.
Grčka i Mađarska napuštaju ugalj do 2030. godine
September 25, 2019
Grčki premijer i predsednik Mađarske su nedavno objavili nameru da ugase proizvodnju električne energije iz ugljado 2028. godine u Grčkoj, odnosno do 2030. u Mađarskoj, čime obe države otvaraju put pravičnoj tranziciji ka obnovljivim izvorima energije.
The transformation action plan for the Slovakia’s Upper Nitra coal region
September 24, 2019
The aim of this study is to describe the process by which local communities participated in the Transformation Action Plan of Coal Region Upper Nitra and to propose concrete steps towards the better integration of the local communities in order to achi
Enthusiasm for coal starts to burn out in the Western Balkans
September 23, 2019
Enthusiasm for coal starts to burn out in the Western Balkans
New report: Scenarios for a just transition in Jiu Valley, Romania
September 23, 2019
NGOs Bankwatch Romania and Greenpeace launched today a new report, “Just transition in Hunedoara – Economic diversification in a fair and sustainable manner”, outlining scenarios for the post-coal development of Romania’s best known coal region, the Jiu Valley, and highlighting that job growth and economic development without coal are very much possible in the region.
Ecologists warn that Residents around Stanari coal-fired Power Plant are regularly affected by Pollution from different Directions
September 18, 2019
The Stanari coal-fired power plant, which started operating in September 2016, its ash disposal site, and the already-existing open-cast lignite mine have formed a curve around the north and east of the village.
Montenegro gives up building second unit at coal-fired plant, will focus on renewable energy
September 18, 2019
Montenegro gives up building second unit at coal-fired plant, will focus on renewable energy
