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A clear and present danger – How financial institutions and authorities have failed to address the human impacts of resettlement in Serbia’s lignite mining fields

Study | 25 September, 2015 | Download PDF

This study shows how the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has failed to enforce several of its basic principles on involuntary resettlement in the Kolubara Mining Basin, one of the largest sources of lignite in Europe, where mining has continued for over fifty years.


Black earth – Agribusiness in Ukraine and the marginalisation of rural communities

Study | 14 September, 2015 | Download PDF

Given Ukraine’s abundant land resources and food production potential, modernisation of agriculture is necessary and industrialisation is inevitable. Yet, an investigation into the Vinnytsia poultry complex shows the negative side effects of large-scale industrialisation of meat production and sounds the alarm about the risks that agroholdings pose to communities.


Analysis of compatibility of the Plomin C coal plant with Credit Agricole’s energy policies

Study | 10 September, 2015 | Download PDF

The analysis, by Friends of the Earth France and Croatia, Zelena Istra, CEE Bankwatch Network and BankTrack, screens the risks of the 500 megawatt Plomin C coal power plant project proposed for development in the picturesque Istrian peninsula in Croatia, a popular international tourist destination. It concludes that French bank Crédit Agricole’s support for the project is inconsistent with the bank’s climate ambitions and its own sector policy on coal-fired power plants. according to a new study released today.


Letter: Substantial amendments needed for EIB climate strategy

Advocacy letter | 8 September, 2015 | Download PDF

The European Investment Bank’s draft Climate Strategy, although it presents a few interesting technical opportunities, does not constitute a fully-fledged strategy: it lacks strong and measurable objectives, relevant action plans and clear implementation timelines to support those objectives. Bankwatch, urgewald, Counter Balance and WWF Europe therefore ask the EIB to make substantial amendments to the draft in the following three areas: energy efficiency, the cimate action target and the emissions performance standard.


Ukraine nuclear lifetime extensions require impact assessment in compliance with Aarhus and Espoo convention

Advocacy letter | 18 August, 2015 | Download PDF

On several occasions the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development stated that operations of its clients should comply with all international treaties and other legal obligations. In spite of these reassurances, Energoatom in Ukraine keeps ignoring its international obligations, as outlined in the Espoo Convention, in the processes of assessing the life-time extension of its nuclear reactors.


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