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Briefing: Nenskra hydropower plant, Georgia

Briefing | 29 April, 2016 | Download PDF

This briefing was prepared and presented during the annual meetings of the Asian Development Bank on 2 May 2016 in Frankfurt.

Briefing on Nenskra hydropower plant for the Asian Development Bank

Briefing | 28 April, 2016 | Download PDF

Fossil fuel subsidies from Europe’s carbon market

Briefing | 27 April, 2016 | Download PDF

The so called Article 10c of the EU ETS Directive allows lower-income Member States from central and eastern Europe to give allowances for free to electricity installations under the condition that they invest at least the equivalent monetary value of the free allowances in the modernisation and diversification of their energy systems. This briefing contains a detailed review of the experience so far and offers recommendations for the post 2020-period.

ETS Modernisation Fund – catalysing the clean energy transformation in central and eastern Europe

Briefing | 11 April, 2016 | Download PDF

Within the framework of the EU’s 2030 climate and energy policies, the Modernisation Fund aims to support lower-income Member States in meeting their investment needs related to energy efficiency, including financing small-scale investments projects and the modernisation of energy systems. Based on experience with funding mechanisms at the European Investment Bank, the European Commission and the EU budget, this briefing recommends several structural elements for the establishment of the Fund.

Lost in transition – 25 years of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Study | 11 April, 2016 | Download PDF

This report examines a selection of cases monitored by CEE Bankwatch Network and its partners in recent years and highlights some of the weaknesses observed in the EBRD’s approach to environmental, social, democracy and development issues. On 15 April 2016 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will mark its 25th anniversary. This opportunity should kick-start a debate about what the London-based public bank has achieved since it started operations in 1991 and to reflect on its future.