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[Campaign update] Independent monitoring shows massive air pollution near Bosnian lignite plant

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October 28, 2016 | Read more

Air pollution in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina was above legally allowed limits on twelve of 20 consecutive days as measurements made by Bankwatch and the Tuzla-based environmental group Center for Ecology and Energy show.

Azerbaijan’s crackdown on civil society must not be tolerated, international NGOs tell industry transparency body

October 25, 2016 | Read more

The Azerbaijani government’s relentless repression of civil society should disqualify the country from participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), 18 international groups wrote in a letter sent on Thursday (October 20) to members of the EITI board.

Lawsuits and complaints pile up against planned Bosnia and Herzegovina coal power plants

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October 17, 2016 | Read more

Sarajevo-based environmental watchdog Ekotim has submitted on Friday (October 14) an official complaint to the Energy Community dispute settlement mechanism (1) due to lax pollution limits for a new Chinese-backed 450 MW unit at the Tuzla coal power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

New life for old nukes in Ukraine means more risk for people and planet

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October 3, 2016 | Read more

A decision today by Ukraine’s nuclear regulator to extend the operations of another Soviet-era reactor has been made in spite of the country’s failure to implement fully the obligations it took on when receiving EU funding for its ageing nuclear fleet.

Too good to be true? Assessing one year of the Investment Plan for Europe

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September 28, 2016 | Read more

Europe is hemorrhaging cash in deeply unsustainable projects like motorways, airports and gas infrastructure.

Juncker investment plan: deep reforms necessary for sustainable future

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September 28, 2016 | Read more

Cash that should be flowing into projects that boost environmental sustainability is instead fuelling outdated carbon-intensive projects like motorways, airports, and fossil-fuel infrastructure, according to a new report on Europe’s investment plan released today

Guest post: China stokes global coal growth

September 27, 2016 | Read more

China cuts coal at home but state owned companies and banks drive new coal expansion overseas, despite top level promises of green growth for developing countries, writes Beth Walker from China Dialogue.

[Campaign update] Montenegro’s Pljevlja coal plant is running out of time to secure financing

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September 22, 2016 | Read more

The Czech daily Hospodarske Noviny (English: “Economic Newspaper”) is reporting today that the Czech Export Bank (CEB) and export insurance agency EGAP may not be be able to finance the Pljevlja II lignite power plant in Montenegro due to new OECD rules entering force on 1 January 2017.

Guest post: The last coal plant in the Western Balkans?

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September 20, 2016 | Read more

The Stanari lignite power plant in Bosnia officially starts operations today. If we are to have any hope of tackling climate change, it had better be the last one in the region.

For European development bank democracy is an afterthought

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September 19, 2016 | Read more

Almost one in four euros lent by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2015 went to authoriatrian countries. The bank has clearly decided to ignore its own mandate, or else it would have to considerably shrink its business.

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