EU money for clean energy transition is being spent on fossil fuels, says report
January 28, 2016
Environmental pressure groups criticise 9 member states in central and eastern Europe for using EU regional funding to prop up existing fossil fuel systems, rather than to tackle climate change Less than 10 per cent of the EU regional funding money earmarked for decarbonisation projects in nine Central and Eastern European countries will be invested into renewables, energy efficiency and smart grids, according to a new report.
Милиарди евро от ЕС се харчат неправомерно в Централна и Източна Европа, сочи нов доклад
January 27, 2016
Милиарди евро от Европейския съюз, предназначени за трансформиране на неефективните им енергийни системи, отделящи високи въглеродни емисии, в Централна и Източна Европа се харчат неправомерно. Това констатира нов доклад на CEE Bankwatch Network и Friends of the Earth за Европа, публикуван във вторник.
A l’Est, les fonds européens délaissent la transition énergétique
January 27, 2016
Abondés par les financements de l’Union européenne, les pays d’Europe de l’est et d’Europe centrale ne les emploient que rarement à des solutions de transition énergétique, dénonce l’association Les Amis de la Terre Europe dans un rapport publié mardi 26 janvier. Selon l’association, seuls 7% des 178 milliards affectés à ces neuf pays [1], aussi bien par le Fonds européen de développement régional (Feder) et le Fonds de cohésion pour la période 2014-20 [2], sont orientés vers les énergies renouvelables, l’efficacité énergétique et les «smart grids».
Statele din CEE nu investesc suficiente fonduri comunitare în energiile verzi
January 26, 2016
Nouă state membre UE din Europa Centrală și de Est, printre care se numără și România, țin pe loc progresele realizate de blocul comunitar în combaterea încălzirii globale prin faptul că nu reușesc să investească fondurile oferite de Bruxelles pentru dezvoltarea energiilor regenerabile, arată un studiu publicat marți, informează DPA.
Neun behindern den EU-Klimaschutz
January 26, 2016
Neun EU-Mitgliedsstaaten torpedieren den Klimaschutz in der EU: Estland, Kroatien, Lettland, Litauen, Polen, Rumänien, die Slowakei, Tschechien und Ungarn würden fossilen Brennstoffen den Vorzug vor klimafreundlicheren Lösungen geben, selbst wenn sie EU-Gelder für den Klimaschutz erhalten würden. Das ist Ergebnis einer Analyse, die osteuropäische Umweltschützer der Organisationen CEE Bankwatch und Friends of the Earth am Dienstag in Brüssel vorgestellt haben.
Prąd z wody straszy Gruzinów. Chcą zatapiać całe wsie
December 16, 2015
– Gdy budowali elektrownię, w ogóle nie było mowy o żadnym zagrożeniu. Nawet nam nie tłumaczyli, na jakiej zasadzie będzie ona działać. Dopiero teraz dowiadujemy się o niebezpieczeństwie – tłumaczy Eteri.
The EBRD: Fueling the future, or stuck in the past?
November 19, 2015
A closer look at the projects that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has financed in the energy sector in Middle East and North African countries reveals that, despite the bank’s rhetoric about promoting sustainable energy, its balance sheet has fossil fuels all over it.
Europe’s Caspian gas dreams – a nightmare come true for human rights in Azerbaijan
May 14, 2015
As investors and officials are promoting a gas pipeline project from the Caspian Sea to Italy, the systematic repression of human rights in Azerbaijan is hardly on the official agenda. The Aliyev regime’s weakly veiled attempts to muzzle dissent illustrate how even the most repressive governments are acceptable partners for Europe’s pet energy projects.
Where will all that power go? New study assesses extravagant energy ambitions in the western Balkans
May 14, 2015
Western Balkan countries have ambitious plans to increase their electricity generation over the next years. But what will happen if they all become a regional energy hub? Will there be a demand for all the available electricity?
Thursday’s decision to suspend operation of a Soviet-era nuclear unit in Ukraine should lead to its retirement
May 4, 2015
Prague, Kiev – CEE Bankwatch Network and the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine (NECU) welcome the Ukrainian State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate Council’s decision at its meeting last Thursday (April 30) to suspend the operation of unit 2 in the South Ukraine nuclear power plant once it exceeds its design lifetime next week. According to the Council’s decision, a lifetime extension license for this 30 year old nuclear unit could be considered in the future, but only if all required conditions are met.
