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Devastating floods are the latest warning sign about controversial Nenskra hydropower project

31 July, 2018

From the outside, this tragedy might seem like a natural disaster, a force majeure. But one cannot ignore the human factors at play.

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In Kenya, a motorway funded by the European Investment Bank runs over roadside dwellers

30 July, 2018

Children dropping out of school, trees cut, people living in fear of another wave of forced evictions – the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) project reveals the critical absence of human rights safeguards in the EU’s overseas development financing.

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Court complaints launched against Bosnia-Herzegovina hydropower permits

26 July, 2018

Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Nikšić, Podgorica, Prague – The Aarhus Resource Centre Sarajevo has submitted two court complaints [1] to the District Court in Banja Luka against the environmental permits for the Buk Bijela and Foča hydropower plants on the river Drina in Bosnia-Herzegovina near the border with Montenegro.

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Estonia’s dirty secret

25 July, 2018

Estonia is the second largest emitter of CO2 per capita in the European Union and by far the most carbon-intensive economy among the OECD countries. The reason for that is oil shale, sedimentary rock that has been mined in Estonia for electricity generation since the fifties and, since recently, have also been used for liquid diesel fuel production.

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Momentum building in Latvia for transition to a low carbon economy and independence from Russia’s gas

24 July, 2018

On 12 July, Bankwatch member group in Latvia Green Liberty brought together a group of energy experts with Krisjanis Karins, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), to foster the energy transition towards low carbon development and a sustainable energy sector for the country.

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