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What can the new European Parliament expect on the ICT agenda

Briefing | 31 October, 2019 | Download PDF

The production of ICT has a huge impact on the environment, climate change, human rights and working conditions along global supply chains in the Global South. This document aims to provide information to Members of the European Parliament about sustai

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State Capture: A case study about natural gas exploitation and transportation in Romania

Study | 17 October, 2019 | Download PDF

At a time when public calls for tackling the causes of the climate crisis are growing, Romania’s gas industry has been expanding, courtesy of the Parliament and international financial institutions. This report, by Bankwatch Romania, finds that much of

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Letter: It’s time to stand firm and go Fossil Free

Advocacy letter | 7 October, 2019 | Download PDF

Bankwatch and over 70 other civil society groups have written to President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer, members of the bank’s board of directors as well as the incoming President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and its

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Why we need to MakeICT fair

Briefing | 1 October, 2019 | Download PDF

Smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices have become omnipresent in our society. With an expected annual growth of 9.6 % between 2017 and 2022, Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) is one of the fastest growing industries. While eve

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Western Balkans hydropower: who pays, who profits?

Study | 25 September, 2019 | Download PDF

In the last decade, a wave of hydropower construction in the Western Balkans has caused ever-increasing public outcry. Large hydropower projects have long caused public resistance, but the mushrooming of smaller plants of less than 10 megawatts (MW) in

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