April 4, 2022 | Read more It’s never been clearer that Bulgaria’s dependence on Russian energy needs to be cut right now.
April 1, 2022 | Read more The EBRD, EIB, and most other multilateral banks have taken decisive steps to cut financing for Russia and Belarus. Still, they might end up supporting the countries indirectly through banking groups present in the countries.
March 25, 2022 | Read more Yesterday the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Parliament voted to extend the lifetime of the antiquated Tuzla 4 and Kakanj 5 coal units, in clear breach of the Energy Community Treaty. The move condemns the public to yet more lethal air pollution.
March 22, 2022 | Read more A new survey on fish and other aquatic animals confirms the river should be protected, not dammed.
March 10, 2022 | Read more As Serbia modernises its waste collection, the people who keep the country’s cities clean and green should not be left behind.
March 2, 2022 | Read more The Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine is a tragedy for both Ukraine and Russia, causing needless destruction, death, heartbreak and hardship. Bankwatch stands with our friends, colleagues and the communities that we work with, and demands action from international financial institutions.
February 24, 2022 | Read more With the clock ticking on humanity’s need to cut global emissions, the European Commission’s proposal to label fossil gas and nuclear power ‘sustainable investments’ will undermine the effort to expand renewables and step up energy efficiency. As EU governments and the European Parliament currently examining the so-called EU Taxonomy, policymakers in Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Czechia have already welcomed the text.
February 21, 2022 | Read more With the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) set to review its Energy Sector Strategy, a letter coordinated by the NGO Forum on ADB on behalf of more than 40 civil society groups asked for more information about the process and called for meaningful consultations.
February 16, 2022 | Read more The EBRD must move away from its carbon tunnel vision and widen its perspective on all impacts of climate investments in cities
February 15, 2022 | Read more Last week the Republika Srpska parliament adopted a new law on renewable energy that will help to stem the ongoing boom of highly damaging small hydropower plants. This puts it ahead of many of the region’s governments in changing the rules on renewables support.
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