New report: Western Balkan coal plants in severe breach of air pollution limits
December 10, 2019
Brussels – Western Balkan countries breach air pollution limits for coal plants agreed with the Energy Community by as much as six times for one toxic substance, according to new research published today by CEE Bankwatch Network.
Comply or close: how Western Balkan coal plants breach air pollution laws and what governments must do about it
December 10, 2019
In 2018, pollution control legislation under the Energy Community Treaty finally obliged the Western Balkan countries to start reducing the choking air pollution from their coal power plants. Action was badly needed. In 2016, these 16 plants emitted as
OZBILJNA KRITIKA IZ EVROPE: “BiH će morati dekarbonizirati svoju privredu da bi se pridružila EU”
December 9, 2019
Jedna od vodećih evropskih televizija Euronews objavila je prilog o BiH kao zemlji u kojoj je profit dobiven iz termoelektrana na ugalj važniji od zdravlja građana. OZBILJNA KRITIKA IZ EVROPE: “BiH će morati dekarbonizirati svoju privredu da bi se prid
Nevladniki ostro nad banke, ki z milijardami financirajo termoelektrarne
December 6, 2019
Banke so v zadnjih treh letih podjetjem, ki načrtujejo vzpostavitve novih termoelektrarn, priskočile na pomoč s 745 milijardami dolarjev, je razvidno iz poročila nevladnih organizacij, ki ob tem banke pozivajo, naj nehajo financirati ta sektor.
Trading profit for health: exploring Bosnia’s toxic relationship with coal
December 6, 2019
In Europe, there is still a place where coal is transported by a steam locomotive: the Banovići mine in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
EIB adopts new energy lending policy, to stop financing fossil fuel projects from end-2021
November 15, 2019
The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) Board of Directors has agreed on a new energy lending policy which envisages that the bank will stop financing fossil fuel projects from the end of 2021.
EIB Won’t Finance Oil, Gas, Coal Projects After 2021
November 15, 2019
The board of the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed to a new energy lending policy that ends the financing of oil, gas and coal projects after 2021.
European Investment Bank ends lending to fossil fuel projects
November 15, 2019
EU finance ministers agreed to phase out EIB lending to unabated oil and gas projects, overcoming opposition from some member states in marathon board meeting. European Investment Bank ends lending to fossil fuel projects
European Investment Bank: ‘We will stop financing fossil fuels’
November 15, 2019
Multilateral bank says world’s ‘most ambitious climate investment strategy’ will unlock €1tr of climate action and environmental sustainable investment through to 2030. European Investment Bank: ‘We will stop financing fossil fuels’.
EU bank brokers late-night deal to phase out fossil fuels
November 15, 2019
The European Investment Bank (EIB) decided on Thursday (14 November) to scrap financial support for fossil fuels from 2021, after marathon talks ended in a compromise that has been hailed as “a significant victory” for green policies.
