EU issues two guides to considering environment in renewable energy projects
May 16, 2018
The European Commission has issued two guidance documents on how energy transmission infrastructure and hydropower can be made to operate in accordance with the requirements of the Habitats and Birds Directives. Source: EU issues two guides to consider
Is groene energie de nieuwe melkkoe van Albanië? Of steekt de Albanese bevolking een stokje voor de plannen van de regering?
May 14, 2018
Wordt Albanië hofleverancier van groene energie als het land toetreedt tot de EU? De regering ruikt geld. Maar het verzet groeit. Handen af van Europa’s laatste ‘wilde rivier’. Source: Is groene energie de nieuwe melkkoe van Albanië? Of steekt de Alban
The loan that made sense until it didn’t
May 11, 2018
During the annual meetings of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the bank is the subject of a complaint for policy violations via a EUR 200 million loan to Serbia’s state-owned energy utility: money earmarked to prepare the fossil fuels-based company for the realities of adhering to stricter EU legislation will instead enable it to extract and burn even more fossil fuels.
Nenskra hydropower project – May 2018 update
May 10, 2018
The banks have a responsibility to ensure that when they make an investment, they mitigate and avoid situations that put persons at risk. The Nenskra dam in Georgia is one example where the lack of proper environmental and social assessment can potenti
Low-carbon transition as it should be: three steps for the EBRD to have fewer headaches with hydropower projects
May 10, 2018
While it is positive that banks want to finance the much-needed transition away from coal towards renewable energy in the Balkans, it is crucial to ensure that the cure is not worse than the disease. Most of the projects planned in the Balkans are smal
The EBRD strategy for Uzbekistan
May 9, 2018
Changes in the approach to governance put forward by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev deserve to be encouraged by the international community. It is natural that the EBRD is ready to provide support to a country willing to accelerate reforms. However,
A Balkan Dam Boom Imperils Europe’s Wildest Rivers
May 8, 2018
The Balkan Peninsula, one of Europe’s most undeveloped regions, is facing a wave of thousands of hydroelectric projects that would block pristine, free-flowing rivers and cause major environmental damage. Local residents and conservationists are fighti
Žene iz Kruščice pokrenule debatu o zaštiti rijeka na Balkanu
May 7, 2018
Njemački mediji pišu o “hrabrim ženama iz Kruščice” koje su se sačuvale potok i inicirale debatu o eksploataciji rijeka na Balkanu. “Tageszeitung” je objavio zanimljivu reportažu o izbjeglicama koje se slijevaju u BiH. Source: Žene iz Kruščice pokrenul
Casi 3.000 presas para los últimos ríos vírgenes de Europa
May 7, 2018
Un documental alerta de que miles de proyectos hidroeléctricos amenazan la biodiversidad entre Albania y Bosnia-Herzegovina Source: Casi 3.000 presas para los últimos ríos vírgenes de Europa
Bedrohung für die letzten Wildflüsse Europas
May 6, 2018
Die Staaten auf dem Balkan planen, 3000 kleine Wasserkraftwerke zu bauen. Die Projekte würden unvergleichliche Ökosysteme zerstören – und sind für die Energieversorgung der Länder weitgehend nutzlos. Source: Bedrohung für die letzten Wildflüsse Europas
