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Time to end the damaging cycle of land, surface and groundwater pollution in Tuzla

21 December, 2020

There are few things one can be sure of in life, but the constant anxiety communities near Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Tuzla power plant experience is one of them.

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EU Ombudsman launches investigation into financing of Europe’s largest fossil fuels project

17 December, 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has dangerously downplayed the contribution of the controversial Southern Gas Corridor to the unfolding climate crisis, according to a complaint that prompted the European Ombudsman to open a formal inquiry.

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EC must heed Ombudsman’s warning on gas gaffe beyond the EU

16 December, 2020

Every two years, under the TEN-E Regulation, the European Commission selects a list of energy infrastructure projects as so-called Projects of Common Interest (PCIs), which receive privileged access to public financing. 

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18 NGOs call on the Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine to commit to public participation and climate action

10 December, 2020

As the Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine kicks off with an inaugural meeting on Dec. 10-11, 18 NGOs active in the Western Balkans and Ukraine call for effective rules to be put in place from the start in order to ensure an inclusive transition away from all fossil fuels.

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Czech Coal Commission likely to approve 2038 as coal phaseout date in key vote tomorrow

3 December, 2020

Prague -The Czech Coal Commission is likely to approve a risky, late coal phaseout date for the country when it meets this Friday, December 4.

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