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Letter to Energy Community of South East Europe regarding Porto Romano power plant

Advocacy letter | 2 December, 2009 | Download PDF

Change the lending, not the climate

Study | 2 December, 2009 | Download PDF

As this rigorous analysis of the European Investment Bank’s energy portfolio from 2002 until the end of 2008 reveals, the EIB continues to heavily support fossil fuels while its lending for renewable energy maintains a promising, if only rather steady, share – in spite of the clear evidence of the climate change challenge, and despite the challenge the EU’s targets pose for its member states, especially the new member states in the east.

Complaint to the European Commission regarding Chelopech Cyanide Gold Project

Official document | 30 November, 2009 | Download PDF

The Center for Environmental Information and Education has lodged this formal complaint related to infringements of EU law associated with the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permitting process for the cyanide installation at phase 2 of the Chelopech project, being promoted by Canadian mining company Dundee Precious Metals that is seeking project finance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Letter to EIB asking for further explanation of ArcelorMittal’s eligibility for EIB funding

Advocacy letter | 27 November, 2009 | Download PDF

The EIB responded to our letter on December 22, 2009. Their response can be downloaded as pdf here.

Between a rock and a hard place. How local communities pay the cost of EBRD-financed gold mining projects.

Study | 27 November, 2009 | Download PDF

As the EBRD prepares to develop a new sectoral policy on mining [Update Jan 2012: the update has been postponed for the last two years], this collection of case studies looks at the impacts on communities of the gold mining projects the bank has financed thus far.