Dlaczego brakuje wody w Wielkopolsce?
October 13, 2020
Source: Dlaczego brakuje wody w Wielkopolsce?
A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?
October 8, 2020
The European Commission on Tuesday published its 2020 enlargement package and an Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. This was followed on Wednesday by a Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, expected to be endorsed by the countries’ leaders at a summit in Sofia in November. We take a look at how the proposed Green Agenda compares to our recommendations.
Any increase in renewable energy targets must exclude environmentally destructive projects
September 29, 2020
Raising renewable energy targets alone will not be enough to reduce GHG emissions in a sustainable manner. The Commission must also match this with tighter criteria for hydropower and biomass projects.
Worlds Rivers Day: Save European free-flowing rivers – end subsidies for small hydropower
September 27, 2020
WWF and Bankwatch are calling for governments to end feed-in tariffs that are driving the small hydropower plant explosion in the Balkans threatening to destroy Europe’s last free-flowing rivers.
The (Un)Just Transition Fund: the European Parliament shows how green it really is
September 22, 2020
Hours after the European Commission announced plans to increase the GHG emissions reduction target to 55%, MEPs voted to keep fossil fuels in the Just Transition Fund.
MEPs gas a green EU budget by voting for fossil fuels in Just Transition Fund
September 16, 2020
The European Parliament plenary session today voted for a 17.5 billion euros Just transition Fund that would permit the funding of fossil fuels projects, striking a blow to the EU’s ambitious European Green Deal.
EU-China leaders’ meeting: EU must do more to tackle legal breaches by Chinese companies in Europe, say civil society organisations
September 14, 2020
The European Union needs to step up its actions on violations of EU law by Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Europe, warned civil society groups working in southeast Europe today (1), as European and Chinese leaders meet online in lieu of the postponed Leipzig summit.
Chinese-built coal projects in Europe
September 14, 2020
A real and immediate threat to the EU’s decarbonisation efforts
Give women a voice to build better cities
September 8, 2020
New infographics on green cities and gender explain the importance of women’s participation in sustainable urban infrastructure development.
Latvia supports climate neutrality by 2050 as long as EU budget follows suit
September 4, 2020
The next decade is crucial to invest in climate action and start decarbonising every Member State, and EU funds account for most of the financial support that Latvia will receive in the upcoming seven years.
