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Western Balkans can leapfrog gas for solar and wind to power clean energy transition

July 16, 2024

Countries of the Western Balkans have enough prospective utility-scale solar and wind projects to generate four times more electricity than from gas-fired plants, saving billions of euros and avoiding significant carbon emissions in the process, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor.


A race to the top: Western Balkans 2024

July 16, 2024

A report by Global Energy Monitor, CEE Bankwatch Network and REScoop.eu reveals the Western Balkans have more than 23 GW of proposed utility-scale solar and wind projects—almost 70 per cent more than a year ago.


Towards energy democracy: launch of new financing tracker for energy communities in the EU

May 19, 2023

The EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 offers a unique opportunity to use public finances to accelerate the energy transition. But to succeed, this transition must be inclusive, equitable and citizen-centred.


Assessment of Latvia’s operational programme

December 7, 2022

This briefing offers an analysis of Latvia’s draft operational programme for 2021-2027 and recommendations regarding the potential for increasing the programme’s climate and environmental contributions. This publication was updated on 15 December 2022


Accelerating the deployment of sustainable solar

December 5, 2022

This joint statement by BirdLife International Europe and Central Asia, CEE Bankwatch Network, Climate Action Network Europe, the European Environmental Bureau, EuroNatur and SolarPower Europe lays out priorities for the current EU discussions to ensur


Energy crunch underlines the urgency of overhauling Romania’s energy plans

November 3, 2022

As delegates are heading to the annual UN climate conference, rising energy costs expose the precarity of relying on fossil gas. The Romanian government should replace its grand plans for new gas infrastructure projects — which it seeks to finance with EU public money – with an acceleration of the sustainable energy transition.


Narrow road ahead: the energy crisis in Kosovo in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

June 24, 2022

Kosovo, almost entirely reliant on coal for its energy, has nevertheless been hard-hit by the ongoing energy crisis. What steps should the country take to address this, and at the same time end its reliance on fossil fuels?


Watershed moment for EIB’s climate ambitions as EU rushes to quit Russian fossil fuels

June 16, 2022

More than ever before, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has to step up its climate finance game.


Assessment of the Estonian operational programme

March 2, 2022

This briefing offers an analysis of the Estonian operational programme and recommendations regarding the potential for increasing the programme’s climate contribution.


Fit for 55 Package: Speeding up Decarbonization

July 28, 2021

In the European Commission work programme for 2021, the revisions and initiatives linked to the European Green Deal climate actions and in …


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