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Spirited away – Mongolia’s mining boom and the people that development left behind

Study | 30 January, 2012 | Download PDF

The report, based on a fact finding mission to the Tavan Tolgoi and Oyu Tolgoi mines in Mongolia, examines the social and environmental impacts of mining in Mongolia. It offers a more in-depth look at the impacts on herders who have been displaced by the mining operations, the local effects of the construction of infrastructure and the mining operations themselves.


Recommendations to achieve a sustainable Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020

Briefing | 23 January, 2012 | Download PDF

The 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (EU budget) will be a decisive tool for Europe to demonstrate that it can achieve economic and social prosperity by committing to a decarbonised, resource and energy-efficient and socially just economy. This briefing recommends to further strengthen the European Commission’s budget proposal by shifting allocations and spending priorities to sectors of the green economy, eventually helping to create more jobs and future proof green markets.


Letter to European Commission: Insufficient environmental assessment of Ukraine NPP Safety Upgrade Programme

Advocacy letter | 20 January, 2012 | Download PDF

The letter criticises the environmental assessment of the Nuclear power plants safety upgrade programme (SUP) in Ukraine. It concludes that the assessment insufficient and does not fully elaborate the objectives and consequences of the SUP.


Complaint to EBRD’s Public Complaint Mechanism: The Sostanj thermal power plant project

Official document | 17 January, 2012 | Download PDF

Bankwatch, Slovenian NGO Focus and Environmental Legal Service (CZ) ask the EBRD’s Project Complaint Mechanism to undertake a compliance review of whether the bank has complied with its Environmental and Social Policy 2008 in relation to two aspects of the Sostanj lignite thermal power plant: (a) Claims by the EBRD that the project in question is “CCS ready” and (b) the EBRD’s assessment of whether Slovenia can fulfil its obligations in meeting long-term EU climate goals if it undertakes the project.


EIB response to Bankwatch study ‘Carbon rising: European Investment Bank energy lending 2007-2010’

Advocacy letter | 16 January, 2012 | Download PDF

The European Investment Bank responded to the study Carbon Rising: European Investment Bank energy lending 2007-2010 in which Bankwatch analysed the energy lending by the EIB since the institution launched its energy policy in 2007. Bankwatch’s rejoinder to the EIB’s letter can also be downloaded as pdf.