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Case Study: Inland risks from the planned construction and operation of the AMBO pipeline

Study | 3 February, 2009 | Download PDF

The AMBO project (Albanian Macedonian Bulgarian Oil Corporation) consists of the construction of an oil pipeline from the port of Bourgas (Bulgaria) through Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Albania to the port of Vlore (Albania). The 894.5 km long pipeline has been designed to facilitate the transfer of crude oil from the Caspian region to the Adriatic Sea and further to Europe and the US. Some 30-40 million tonnes per year would be transferred, with total project costs estimated to be USD 1.8 billion.

Request for EBRD evaluation of ArcelorMittal investments addressed to Board of Directors

Advocacy letter | 28 December, 2008 | Download PDF

Letter requesting the EBRD to undertake a thorough evaluation of the bank’s investments in “Arcelor Mittal” and its predecessors since 2001. On January 14, 2009 EBRD responded to our request. Download it as pdf here.

Request for EBRD evaluation of ArcelorMittal investments addressed to Evaluation and Environment Department

Advocacy letter | 28 December, 2008 | Download PDF

On January 14, 2009 EBRD responded to our request. Download the response as pdf here.

EBRD Independent Recourse Mechanism review – Project Complaint Mechanism Rules of Procedure

Official document | 17 December, 2008 | Download PDF

Pumped storage plants are not green investments

Briefing | 10 December, 2008 | Download PDF

In November 2008, the National Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine decided to direct money from the International Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions Trading into the construction of pumped storage plants (PSPs). Yet PSPs totally contradict the idea, as they do not lead to the decrease of carbon emissions and will harm the environment.