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EBRD Energy policy review – no more excuses, rhetoric or finessing

Bankwatch Mail | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

Energy is the watchword of the day, as we keep increasing the need for it, no matter the costs, apparently. Well, the costs do matter but they are distorted by subsidies old and new, for fossil fuels and for renewable energy sources, while the global business world is made to feel increasingly insecure by the price of carbon emissions.

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Croatian coal power plant predicted to be a killer – new study

Bankwatch Mail | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

A new report by Greenpeace Croatia, using European Environment Agency methodology, shows that the planned new 500 MW unit at the Plomin coal power plant in Croatia will cause approximately 17 early deaths annually, along with around 3970 lost working days due to illness and EUR 124.8 million in external costs.

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NEVER AGAIN – Sostanj lignite power plant financing slammed

Bankwatch Mail | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

Following confirmation at the beginning of March that the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are paying out half a billion euros in loans for a new unit at the Sostanj lignite power plant (TES 6) in Slovenia, 98 organisations sent an open letter to both banks calling on them to never commit to such misguided loans again.

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A black future for the Black Sea and its people – is the rest of Europe funding Turkey’s huge coal power plans?

Bankwatch Mail | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

Amasra, situated on the south coast of the Black Sea, is an ancient city that these days bases its economy on tourism and fishing. It’s the beginning of April and the women’s market is welcoming the first tourists of the year with fresh cheese, home-made pasta and vegetables. On the wall in a nearby cafe hangs a large poster with the slogan: “Amasra does not need a power plant”.

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EBRD support for a new lignite power plant in Kosovo: Against EU objectives

Briefing | 10 May, 2013 | Download PDF

The briefing outlines arguments against the 600 MW Kosovo e Re project that involved the construction of a new coal plant close to Prishtina. The project has been heavily promoted by the World Bank and by the US, and now also looks set for funding by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The bank’s new draft Country Strategy for Kosovo, which was approved by the EBRD’s Board of Directors on 1 May, clearly shows the bank’s interest in the project.

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