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No Half Measures: Investment Needs in Energy Efficiency and Renewables in Central and Eastern Europe

13 September, 2012

Brussels — At least 172 billion euros need to be invested in energy efficiency and renewables in central and eastern Europe over the next seven years to kick start the decarbonisation of the region and create hundreds of thousands of much needed jobs, shows a study published today by CEE Bankwatch Network [1]. The next EU budget (2014-2020) could contribute to these needs if current short-sighted attempts by some member states to cut the overall size of the budget are prevented.

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Another success against Czech incineration, government in blissful ignorance

29 August, 2012

The putting on hold (for now) of another waste incinerator project confirms a negative assessment of the Czech Republic’s performance in waste management. And still, the Czech government fails to grasp that the only properly sustainable way forward is investment in recycling and waste reduction.

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Money lost, safety postponed: On the mismanagement in Ukraine’s energy sector

23 August, 2012

A recent audit showed that Ukraine lacks good management at least as much as finances to reform its energy sector. EU money is meanwhile siding with a tainted company.

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The devil in the details: Europe’s low-carbon economy dream

17 August, 2012

The increasing popularity of a ‘low-carbon economy’ rhetoric calls for robust assessments of the carbon intensity of EU funded projects. Otherwise the potential that lies in the concept may get diluted by conflicting interests.

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What goes around, comes around: Portugal’s debt boomerangs back on public-private partnerships

10 August, 2012

Europe’s anti-crisis measures include efforts to increase private investments in public infrastructure. Yet, a backlash against public-private partnerships in Portugal is a warning against putting too much faith in this approach.

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