Na zielonej Ukrainie duże problemy z ekologią
November 28, 2015
– Zabili mi wszystkie ryby i jeszcze bezczelnie kłamią, że nic się nie stało – mówi Roman Iwanowicz Depa i pokazuje zdjęcia. Depa hoduje ryby w zbiorniku wodnym przy elektrociepłowni w Dobrotworze. Siłownia należy do oligarchy Rinata Achmatowa i jego koncernu DTEK. W noc przed wyborami prezydenckimi z 24 na 25 maja zeszłego roku w elektrowni doszło do awarii i do jeziora wypuszczono wodę o temperaturze ponad 40 st. Dopuszczalna norma to 32 st.
635 milionów euro na inwestycje ekologiczne w woj. lubelskim
November 20, 2015
Ponad 635 milionów euro z funduszy unijnych trafi w województwie lubelskim w latach 2015-2020 na szeroko rozumiane działania ekologiczne. Najwięcej pójdzie na inwestycje w odnawialne źródła energii (OZE) i podnoszenie efektywności energetycznej. Dziś na temat wykorzystania tych pieniędzy będą rozmawiać przedstawiciele organizacji pozarządowych i samorządów debaty „Fundusze europejskie dla zrównoważonego rozwoju w regionach – województwo lubelskie”.
Infographic: How EU development funds fuel climate change
November 17, 2015
A Bankwatch research into the EU’s development funds for neighbouring regions finds that considerably more European taxpayer money is supporting fossil fuels than facilitating a sustainable energy transition. This infographic belongs to a report presented in November 2015 to the European Parliament. See the report’s excutive summary >>
The energy dissonance: How EU development funds fuel climate change while leaders talk decarbonisation
November 17, 2015
EU leaders repeatedly voice commitments to spearhead the global effort to tackle climate change, primarily through long-term decarbonisation targets. But a Bankwatch research into the EU’s development funds for neighbouring regions finds that considerably more European taxpayer money is supporting fossil fuels than facilitating a sustainable energy transition.
Executive summary: European public money for the energy sector in countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy
November 17, 2015
Countries of the European Neighbourhood have received a boost to their energy sectors in the last decade, thanks in part to the prominent role played by the EU as a catalyst of both policy reforms and financing. This paper is the executive summary of an upcoming study that examines EU financing for the energy sector in 16 countries of the European Neighbourhood between 2007 and 2014.
Analysis of EU investments in Ukraine’s energy sector, 2007-2014
November 17, 2015
Between 2007-2014, Ukraine received from EU public institutions over EUR 2.5 billion for 56 projects in the country’s energy sector. This is the highest amount of support for the energy sector among all countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy, both by volume and number of investments. Only 15 per cent of that support went to combating inefficient energy use or to developing local sustainable energy sources. The focus of EU financial support has remained on ‘traditional’ sources of energy.
Executive summary: the Eastern Neighbourhood Region and the EU’s energy interests
November 17, 2015
Since the early 1990s, the EU has actively sought the development of both the oil and gas sectors in former Soviet republics. Energy security, the cornerstone of the EU’s foreign policy became the driving force behind the European Neighbourhood Policy. Investments through the EU’s Neighbourhood Policy Instrument and public banks have supported the development of unsustainable energy systems in most Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries. Like in other countries, the EaP region received more for fossil fuels than renewable sources of energy.
Podlaskie. 247 mln euro na ekologię i odnawialne źródła energii
November 15, 2015
Ponad 247 mln euro z funduszy unijnych trafi w województwie podlaskim w latach 2015-2020 na szeroko rozumiane kwestie ekologiczne. – Pod względem wsparcia dla energetyki odnawialnej zapisy podlaskiego Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego mogłyby być wzorem dla innych województw – mówi Julia Krzyszkowska, ekspertka ds. funduszy europejskich CEE Bankwatch Network i Polskiej Zielonej Sieci.
Noul grup energetic Rovinari va adânci dependenţa României de cărbune
November 12, 2015
Construirea unui nou grup energetic la Rovinari va face ca România să se adâncească şi mai mult în dependenţa de cărbune, a declarat astăzi Ioana Ciută, coordonator campanie pe energie în cadrul reţelei Bankwatch.
Ukrainian court backs state attempt to stifle public debate on ageing nuclear fleet
October 29, 2015
Kiev – Today a Kiev court ruled in favour of a defamation lawsuit brought by the Ukrainian state against a civil society organisation, thus backing the government’s attempts to suppress public debate on the country’s ageing nuclear fleet.