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Paris alignment: why there is no more space for European public money to finance fossil fuels

December 14, 2023

The aim of this briefing is to lay out the latest scientific evidence on why there is no more space for fossil fuel investments if we aim to keep global temperature increases to below 1.5 °C by the end of the century.


NGOs take Romania to court in the country’s first climate lawsuit

April 6, 2023

Declic – one of Romania’s most important NGOs – has filed the country’s first ever climate lawsuit for the government’s failure to take appropriate measures to reduce and mitigate the foreseeable risks posed by the climate crisis. Climate activists from Declic also asked the court to issue Romanian Prime Minister Nicoale Ciucă and the Ministers of Environment and Energy with fines for every day of inaction. The case alleges that Romanian officials have breached their legal duties to adopt and implement an energy transition strategy that aligns with the Paris Agreement, keeping the global average temperature below a 1.5°C increase.


The Western Balkans Green Agenda Action Plan: Quantity over quality

October 8, 2021

This week’s EU-Western Balkan summit in Slovenia in the end resulted in agreement on a long-awaited Action Plan for the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans. But the climate and environment emergencies will not be solved by ‘indicative timeframes’.


GLOBALNO ZAGRIJAVANJE, SUŠA, GLAD: Zašto su ljeta sve toplija?

July 18, 2021

Toplotni talas u Kanadi u junu odneo je desetine života, javlja britanski javni servis BBC. U …


Еко-Свест: За педесет години во земјава ќе настане суша потребно е итно делување за влијанието од климатските промени

February 4, 2021

Поради климатските промени, сите земји што и се потписнички на Парискиот договор, се обврзани да работат кон тоа да глобалната температура …


EIB needs fundamental reforms to back its sustainable finance plans

January 20, 2021

Following today’s annual press conference of the European Investment Bank (EIB), in which the Bank’s President Werner Hoyer, presented its role in supporting the EU’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic downturn in “smart and green” way, Bankwatch’s campaigners commented on the EIB’s sustainability track record and key deficiencies in the Bank’s policies that have been missing in President Hoyer’s statements today.


A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?

October 8, 2020

The European Commission on Tuesday published its 2020 enlargement package and an Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. This was followed on Wednesday by a Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, expected to be endorsed by the countries’ leaders at a summit in Sofia in November. We take a look at how the proposed Green Agenda compares to our recommendations.


The Road Less Travelled: How the European Investment Bank’s Climate Roadmap 2021-2025 can lead it to become the climate bank

May 20, 2020

This report summarises the EIB’s undertakings on the road towards becoming the EU’s Climate Bank. It presents our findings on the implementation of the EIB’s 2015 Climate Strategy and looks at the results of the Bank’s climate action in the EU and enlargement countries. It also puts forward recommendations to the Bank.


In An Age Of Climate Change, What Natural Resources Should We Save?

April 22, 2020

Activists across the Balkans are advocating for areas to be protected from development.


Why the Balkans is struggling to kick coal

April 20, 2020

Local politicians and Chinese companies are slowing the transition to renewable energy underway in the rest of Europe


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