Time to end the damaging cycle of land, surface and groundwater pollution in Tuzla
December 21, 2020
There are few things one can be sure of in life, but the constant anxiety communities near Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Tuzla power plant experience is one of them.
EU Ombudsman Launches Investigation into Southern Gas Corridor Financing
December 18, 2020
The European Ombudsman has launched a formal inquiry into the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) financing of the Southern Gas Corridor, following a complaint that claimed the Bank “dangerously downplayed the contribution of the controversial fossil fuel project to the climate crisis,” said the NGO CEE Bankwatch Network on Thursday.
Pollution of land, surface and groundwater near the slag and ash disposal site of Tuzla thermal power plant
December 18, 2020
From 1 March – 31 August 2020, an analysis of water and soil samples was conducted in the area of influence of the closed slag and ash disposal sites in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – Plane, Divkovići I, Divkovići II, Drežnik and Jezero I – as w
EC must heed Ombudsman’s warning on gas gaffe beyond the EU
December 16, 2020
Every two years, under the TEN-E Regulation, the European Commission selects a list of energy infrastructure projects as so-called Projects of Common Interest (PCIs), which receive privileged access to public financing.
Green Ideals, Dirty Energy: The EU-backed Renewables Drive That Went Wrong
December 15, 2020
BIRN reveals how a campaign to build renewable energy plants, supported by the EU, siphoned away subsidies and wrecked pristine waterways in Serbia and beyond.
BANKWATCH: AS ROMANIA ABANDONS NEW COAL PROJECT, A LARGER GAS THREAT LOOMS
December 14, 2020
Source: BANKWATCH: AS ROMANIA ABANDONS NEW COAL PROJECT, A LARGER GAS THREAT LOOMS
Pathways for Just Transitions in South East Europe
December 14, 2020
This policy paper is a companion piece to “Accelerated Lignite Exit in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece”, a report published in May 2020 modelling the impact of the early retirement of some coal and all lignite power plants in the electricity sector in the three countries.
Pokrenuta Platforma za podršku energetskoj tranziciji u regionima uglja na Zapadnom Balkanu i u Ukrajini
December 11, 2020
Platforma za podršku energetskoj tranziciji u regionima uglja na Zapadnom Balkanu i u Ukrajini zvanično je započela sa radom. Cilj platforme je da pomogne ovim zemljama da prestanu da koriste ugalj u proizvodnji energije.
18 NGOs call on the Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine to commit to public participation and climate action
December 10, 2020
As the Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine kicks off with an inaugural meeting on Dec. 10-11, 18 NGOs active in the Western Balkans and Ukraine call for effective rules to be put in place from the start in order to ensure an inclusive transition away from all fossil fuels.
Four principles for a participatory just transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
December 10, 2020
Based on its experience in coal regions in the Western Balkans and with the EU’s Coal Regions in Transition Platform, Bankwatch has come up with four principles that the new Coal Platform for the Western Balkans and Ukraine must adhere to from the start to ensure it functions smoothly and achieves its goals.
