Financing the low carbon transition in Romania
February 21, 2020
Romania is the country in the South East European and Central East European with the best enabling conditions for the energy transition. Yet it continues to be one of the lignite intensive countries in the EU. Read our report to explore why on the European scale, Romanians still pay more than their European counterparts for the costs of this carbon intensive energy system.
Romania’s NECP Fails to Provide Coal Phase-Out Date
February 19, 2020
Romania’s new national energy and climate plan (NECP) is sending incoherent signals regarding the country’s commitment for a just transition away from fossil fuels, states an analysis from the CEE Bankwatch Network. Source : Romania’s NECP Fails to Pro
Romania’s coal phase-out by 2030: an unreachable goal?
February 14, 2020
National Energy and Climate Plan is a fundamental document that will define Romania’s ambitions in the field for the next decade. The recently published NECP is unambitious and it ignores Romania’s enormous potential for green economy transition and the European Green Deal.
Wer zahlt das EU-Klimageld?
January 14, 2020
Die EU-Kommission hat ein Klima-Finanzpaket vorgestellt, um besonders den europäischen Kohleregionen beim Strukturwandel zu helfen – und sie will, dass die Mitgliedsstaaten dafür mehr Geld einzahlen als bisher. Die Bundesregierung ist dagegen. Source :
Искат наказания за големите замърсители на въздуха на Западните Балкани
December 11, 2019
Мрежата от неправителствени организации Банкуоч Нетуърк (CEE Bankwatch Network) призова Европейския съюз да наложи тежки санкции на страните от Западните Балкани, които не спазват квотите за изхвърляне на вредни вещества в атмосферата, пише Евронюз.Иск
Termoelektrane na ugalj na Zapadnom Balkanu zagađuju vazduh šest puta više nego što je dozvoljeno
December 10, 2019
Beograd, 10. decembar 2019. – Kostolac B najveći je zagađivač sumpor dioksidom (SO2) u regionu, uprkos izgradnji postrojenja za odsumporavanje, pokazuje novo istraživanje mreže CEE Bankwatch.Termoelektrane na ugalj na Zapadnom Balkanu zagađuju vazduh š
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 pridr
Policy briefing: the just transition fund
November 29, 2019
A multi-billion just transition fund to support communities in Europe’s coal-heavy regions is a priority for Ursula von der Leyen’s new Commission, with legislation expected in the first two weeks of December.
EU fossil fuel investment ban to hit energy industry
November 18, 2019
The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) recent decision to phase out funding for fossil fuel projects could have far-reaching implications for energy companies and countries across the continent, a number of experts have warned.
The European Investment Bank Has Quit Fossil Fuels – But Borrowers Still Have Their Pick Of Lenders
November 18, 2019
Environmentalists applauded the European Investment Bank’s decision last week to phase out fossil fuel lending by the end of 2021. But to the average oil and gas company angling for a loan, the decision may not make much of a difference. In the fossil fuel financing game, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is a bit player.
