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European Commission fuels hydrogen fantasies – but MEPs can still halt the next array of fossil fuel follies

1 December, 2025

A bill tabled today by the European Commission foresees a massive build-up of hydrogen projects, despite growing expert consensus that hydrogen can only thwart Europe’s decarbonisation efforts.

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Sofia’s burned lesson: Why the Western Balkans must ditch waste incineration

25 November, 2025

While Western Balkan governments scramble to solve their energy and waste crises by turning to incineration, a clear lesson is emerging from the EU: burning waste is a dead end.

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Albania’s Skavica dam can’t get off the ground – time to finally cancel it!

24 November, 2025

The highly damaging hydropower project could hardly have had stronger political support at its inception, with the country’s parliament passing a special law in 2021 to appoint U.S. construction giant Bechtel as the main contractor. But four years later, the project has stagnated, with no environmental permit and no financing.

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With a revised Action Plan, is the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans finally on track?

6 November, 2025

The European Commission launched the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans in 2020. But five years later, progress is limited. In mid-October, an updated Action Plan was endorsed by Western Balkan leaders. Here we look at whether civil society proposals were taken into account and whether the revised plan can inject new dynamism into the process.

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CBAM: Western Balkan governments must act now to avoid ‘perfect storm’ – new report

30 October, 2025

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) takes full effect from 1 January 2026. But Western Balkan governments’ lack of preparation increases the risk of a calamitous and unjust energy transition, finds a new report published today by CEE Bankwatch Network (1).

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