Rushed loan approval for Tuzla 7 coal plant, but project far from ready
November 28, 2017
The China Exim bank and Bosnian power utility Elektroprivreda BIH yesterday signed a massive loan agreement for the Tuzla 7 lignite power plant – a project that would have dire health, economic and climate repercussions.
Race to the bottom: dire air quality worsens as BiH government mulls new coal plant at Tuzla
November 22, 2017
The results of our independent air pollution monitoring are in, and the situation is just getting worse while the government plans even more coal power.
Serbia pushes ahead with beleaguered coal plant at Kostolac
November 20, 2017
For the third time, Serbia has announced that construction will start at Kostolac B3, in spite of problems at the project persisting since the start of the permitting process.
Thermal and coking coal in the EBRD’s draft Mining Strategy
November 20, 2017
In its new draft mining strategy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development demonstrates that it is still ready to finance coal mining.
Green Climate Fund’s preference for big players weakens transparency
October 31, 2017
The 18th meeting of the Green Climate Fund in the beginning of October confirmed again that big institutions are getting the biggest share of finances. This time it was the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development who left its mark.
European Commission complicit in EU nature law violations in Bulgaria’s Kresna gorge
October 18, 2017
The government is heading downhill in the Kresna Gorge with an EU funded motorway project. The European Commission watches the tragedy unfold and overlooks persisting procedural and legal flaws.
Bulgaria to carve motorway through nature haven
October 13, 2017
The Bulgarian government has yesterday evening announced it will construct an international motorway partially through EU protected wildlife haven Kresna Gorge, threatening tragedy for one of Europe’s most biodiverse nature sites.
[Campaign update] EBRD confirms negative impacts of Albanian hydropower plants on people and the environment
September 20, 2017
Recent hydropower projects in Albania exemplify the need for more climate-resilient energy sources than water. After a summer marked by drought, also the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development found flaws in the projects in helped finance.
Why the EIB should not finance TANAP
September 12, 2017
This briefing outlines and summarises key issues of concern for civil society organisations in relation to a potential loan by the EIB for the Trans-Anatolian gas Pipeline (TANAP) which is part of the Southern Gas Corridor.
Coal in the Balkans
August 20, 2017
The Western Balkans is becoming a region of contrasts. While North Macedonia has pledged to phase out coal by 2027, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina still plan new lignite power plants, despite pledging to phase out fossil fuels by 2050 as part of the