EU action on Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution is a unique opportunity to improve health and productivity
February 19, 2019
Brussels – Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority of the health impacts and costs, according to a new report [1] by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), Sandbag, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, CEE Bankwatch Network and Europe Beyond Coal. The European Union (EU) needs to use all of the tools available to improve health, prolong lives, save health costs and increase productivity both in the EU and in the Western Balkan region.
Croatian coal plant must not be resurrected
February 13, 2019
The Plomin 1 coal plant, on Croatia’s Istrian coast, is already 50 years old. In 2017 it closed due to a fire. Yet the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy looks set to allow Plomin 1’s owner, HEP, to bring it back from the dead without even an environmental impact assessment.
Serbia synon të fillojë termocentralin e ri në fund të vitit 2020
February 5, 2019
Kostolac B3, termocentrali i ri i Serbisë me kapacitet prej 350 megavatësh, do të fillojë prodhimin në fund të vitit 2020, sipas Ministrit të Energjisë të këtij vendi. Kostolac B3 paraqet vetëm hapin e parë të Serbisë në rrugëtimin drejt pozitës së liderit energjetik ne rajon.
A New Year’s resolution for Novaci – clean air
January 15, 2019
Macedonia made headlines in December when the United Nations ranked its capital city, Skopje, as the most polluted capital city in Europe. If the ranking included non-capitals, it would not miss Novaci – a small village in the country’s south that also gasps for breath.
A Balkánról mérgezik egész Európát
December 19, 2018
2005-ben született meg az Európai Unió és annak szomszédai által létrehozott Energiaközösség azon határozata, hogy a nyugat-balkáni országoknak 2018-ig muszáj kontrollálniuk az erőműveik károsanyag-kibocsátását, mivel annyira szennyezők, hogy összesen.
Heroes of Just Transition
December 7, 2018
On Dec. 5, during the side event ‘Local communities build a post-coal future’ at the COP24 in Katowice, Bankwatch launched its publication ‘Heroes of Just Transition’, featuring seven stories from coal communities around central and eastern Europe, the
Bosnia-Herzegovina settlement agreement shows coal plant environmental assessment is illegal
November 29, 2018
The Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities and the Energy Community Secretariat have signed a settlement agreement regarding the environmental impact assessment for the planned Ugljevik III coal-fired power plant, in which Bosnia and Herzegovina committed not to use the environmental permit issued as a result of the procedure. [1]
China funds Serbian coal boom
November 26, 2018
Concerns are increasing about the international role of China in creating air pollution as it backs a major coal project in Serbia. Source: China funds Serbian coal boom
Results of air pollution independent monitoring call for immediate action in Balkan countries
November 26, 2018
Independent particulate matter monitoring implemented by CEE Bankwatch Network and partner organisations from the region between October 2016 and April 2017 in six different coal-heavy locations in the Balkans just scratched the surface of the impact t
成世界最大海外煤电资助人：中国“一带一路”煤矿项目加剧气候变暖？
November 25, 2018
全球温室气体的排放水平达到了新高，越来越多的人关注中国在全球气候变暖问题上所扮演的角色。据英国广播公司11月25日（星期日）的消息，多年来，中国煤电站数量的增加一直受到批评。现在，有环保组织指出，中国还在境外支持数十个煤矿项目。 Source: 成世界最大海外煤电资助人：中国“一带一路”煤矿项目加剧气候变暖？
