Opportunities for biodiversity and environment missed in Bulgarian recovery plan
April 15, 2021
Instead of reforms, the country plans to rehab an irrigation system that can potentially destroy wetlands, and without transparency and public dialogue, the plan cements business-as-usual. With a 30 April deadline for submitting national recovery plans approaching and recent parliamentary elections, the Bulgarian government is failing to propose reforms and measures for biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and low carbon economy. Instead, actions such as rehabilitating state-owned irrigation systems not only contradict national strategies but might damage valuable wetland habitats. A lack of transparency and public dialogue casts a further shadow on the process.
Half green and half-blind on democracy. As the EBRD turns 30 the vision of its founders is still far out of sight
April 14, 2021
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was created in 1991 at a unique moment in history: after the fall of the Berlin wall, the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the run-up for the Rio Earth Summit on Sustainable Development and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Devil in the climate details as Slovakia finalises plan for EU recovery fund
March 30, 2021
Thanks to a strong push from the European Commission, Slovakia’s national recovery and resilience plan allocates nearly three billion euros for green, climate-friendly investments. The plan includes commendable aims to renovate buildings, pursue renewable energy sources, clean up dirty industries and develop more sustainable transport infrastructure.
Latest unambitious domino falls as Poland publishes plan for EU recovery fund
March 25, 2021
A lack of ambition, vision and delivery sums up the Polish national recovery and resilience plan that was released on 26 February. The fundamental flaw is that the plan provides no path for the country to reach neither the EU’s climate neutrality target by 2050 nor the much less ambitious targets outlined in the recent Poland’s Energy Policy 2040 (PEP2040), like reducing the share of coal in the electricity mix to 56 per cent.
EU Recovery funds: where is the support for District Heating?
March 5, 2021
District Heating is an efficient way to heat homes, particularly in a country like Latvia where 58% of its primary energy consumption is used for heating. But Selīna Vancāne at Riga City Council is very concerned that the draft EU Recovery plans do not include any support under the climate goals for district heating projects. Perhaps it’s because of a blind spot: most of Europe is prioritising individual heating units powered by electricity. Meanwhile, Latvia is tacking the issue of fuel sources for district heating. There’s gas (not clean, must be imported from Russia), woodchips (plenty of local supply, but has sustainability limits), and much better solutions like solar. Vancāne offers the case study of Salaspils Siltums, built in 6 months, which provides solar district heating to 85% of a town of 18,000 people. She urges the EU to fund both district heating and the new clean solutions it can use. The results can be cost effective, sustainable, efficient and curb emissions.
欧投行行长：欧洲需确保未来不再使用化石燃料
February 23, 2021
欧洲投资银行行长在2021年1月20日介绍银行2020年的业绩时说，欧洲需要确保未来不再使用化石燃料。在欧盟的净零排放及碳减排目标之下，仍然处于政策灰色地带中的天然气可能将被重新看待。nn欧洲投资银行行长在1月20日介绍银行2020年的业绩时说，欧洲需要确保未来不再使用化石燃料 …
“天然气的时代结束了”？欧投行主席如是说
February 16, 2021
“天然气的时代结束了”？欧投行主席如是说
District heating – the role of EU investments in Latvia
February 10, 2021
Heating is a basic need in Latvia, where the average heating season lasts 200 days. More than half (58%) of Latvia’s primary energy consumption is used for heating. This report from Bankwatch and Green Liberty analyses the district heating projects implemented in Latvia with the support of EU funds during the last 20 years.
Prezident Európskej investičnej banky: Zemný plyn je pasé
January 25, 2021
Prezident najväčšej verejnej banky na svete Werner Hoyer vyhlásil, že investície do plynu tento rok definitívne končia. Je to o dva roky …
“Σταματήστε να επενδύετε σε ορυκτά καύσιμα”, λέει ο επικεφαλής της Ευρωπαϊκής Τράπεζας Επενδύσεων
January 23, 2021
Σύνταξη: ecozen.grnΗ Ευρώπη χρειάζεται μια σοβαρή απόκλιση από την προηγούμενη χρήση σε ορυκτά καύσιμα για την επίτευξη των κλιματικών …
