Green Solidarity: Guiding principles for a truly just Social Climate Fund
November 6, 2024
The Social Climate Fund (SCF) was established by the EU to help alleviate the negative social and economic impacts of the new Emissions Trading System (ETS2), which introduces a carbon price on transport and heating.
Vital conditions to support businesses towards a stronger, fairer and more sustainable economy
November 6, 2024
This document brings insight in to how public finance can foster green manufacturing, support innovative start-ups, and facilitate the transformation of industry and its supply chain.
New guidance released for Community-driven Green Deal Actions
November 4, 2024
Collecting experience from 24 local actions across Europe to highlight how communities can help advance European Green Deal objectives, a new guide presents concrete ideas on six different topics.
Looking beyond the hype: Public funding of hydrogen in central and eastern Europe
October 31, 2024
This briefing analyses over-optimism about hydrogen’s role in the central and eastern European Member States – Hungary, Poland and Romania.
As coal plants shut in Romania, some miners transition to green energy while others are reluctant
October 23, 2024
“There is no political vision that can show people the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Eliza Barnea from CEE Bankwatch Network, a climate-focused nonprofit.
Jobs after Coal: The Just Transition Fund makes its first major move in Poland
October 18, 2024
Launched in May 2024, the Jobs after Coal programme, a pioneering initiative funded by the Just Transition Fund, is designed to address the socio-economic challenges of transitioning away from coal in Eastern Wielkopolska.
Western Balkans: Civil society groups call on European Commission to strengthen support for just transition
October 4, 2024
A group of civil society organisations, including CEE Bankwatch Network, are calling on the European Commission and other actors to step up support for a just transition in coal-dependent communities in the Western Balkans.
Bridging the mobility gap: Tackling transport poverty in rural Latvia
October 2, 2024
On 18 September, I and my fellow colleagues from the Latvian-based environmental organisation Green Liberty teamed up with a researcher from Riga Technical University to visit Viļāni, a small town in eastern Latvia. We met with 20 local people to discuss issues with transport poverty.
Western Balkans: NGOs launch proposals to revive EU’s flagging Green Agenda
October 1, 2024
A group of 18 civil society organisations has today submitted proposals (1) to overhaul the EU’s Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, in advance of an official update scheduled later this year. They aim to increase the initiative’s focus, transparency and results and ensure more effective use of EU funds for environmental protection.
Joint NGO proposals on the GAWB Action Plan: Parts 1 and 2 – Action Plan and Roadmaps
October 1, 2024
This paper, developed by a group of NGOs led by Bankwatch, provides suggestions on combining the Action Plan and Roadmaps, updating the planned actions, and cancelling some which are too unclear or poorly defined.
