North Macedonia’s Energy Strategy Unrealistic in Plans for Hydropower
December 9, 2019
Two out of three scenarios in North Macedonia’s draft Energy Strategy foresee a coal exit by 2025, which is excellent news in a country traditionally dominated by coal-fired electricity. However, the strategy’s plans for hydropower are unrealistic, sta
Nevladniki ostro nad banke, ki z milijardami financirajo termoelektrarne
December 6, 2019
Banke so v zadnjih treh letih podjetjem, ki načrtujejo vzpostavitve novih termoelektrarn, priskočile na pomoč s 745 milijardami dolarjev, je razvidno iz poročila nevladnih organizacij, ki ob tem banke pozivajo, naj nehajo financirati ta sektor.
Trading profit for health: exploring Bosnia’s toxic relationship with coal
December 6, 2019
In Europe, there is still a place where coal is transported by a steam locomotive: the Banovići mine in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Международна мисия ще провери на място правителствения проект за път през Кресна
December 6, 2019
Днес Постоянният комитет на Бернската конвенция е взел решение да засили наблюдението на случая на строителството на магистрала “Струма” през Кресненски пролом.
Trading profit for health: exploring Bosnia’s toxic relationship with coal
December 6, 2019
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North Macedonia: coal exit welcome, but no excuse for ecosystem destruction
December 5, 2019
Two out of three scenarios in the country’s groundbreaking draft Energy Strategy foresee a coal exit by 2025 – excellent news in a country traditionally dominated by coal-fired electricity. But the Strategy’s plans for hydropower are unrealistic, writes Nevena Smilevska.
Nevladine udruge iz BiH upozorile NLB na spornu termocentralu Tuzla 7 u BiH
December 4, 2019
Više nevladinih udruga iz Bosne i Hercegovine upozorilo je upravu Nove Ljubljanske banke (NLB) na kontroverznost odluke da ta banka u konzorciju s bankom Intesa Sanpaolo i ruskom Sberbankom sa 75 milijuna eura kreditira gradnju sedmog bloka termoelektrane u Tuzli za koju smatraju da je ekološki i ekonomski sporna, piše mariborski list “Večer”.
New analysis: Belgrade incinerator public-private partnership a textbook case of corporate capture
December 4, 2019
The Belgrade solid waste public-private partnership (PPP) has been plagued by legal irregularities and circumvented binding decision-making processes, finds a new analysis published today by CEE Bankwatch Network, Counter Balance and Zero Waste Europe.
European banks must not support a “new Šoštanj 6” in Bosnia-Herzegovina, warn NGOs
December 2, 2019
Slovene bank NLB’s offer of a loan for the construction of the controversial Tuzla 7 coal power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina poses serious risks to the bank and its shareholders due to a slew of legal and economic issues around the project, warned a group of non-governmental organisations in a letter to the bank today (1).
Salini-Impregilo, no al mega-progetto idroelettrico in Svanezia
November 25, 2019
La più grande compagnia di costruzioni italiana – 6,1 miliardi di euro di fatturato consolidato nel 2017 – ha abbandonato il mega-progetto di Nenskra, in Georgia, che dovrebbe generare 280 megawatt di energia. Tuttavia, fin dalla sua genesi, l’opera è