Romania’s decision to phase out coal by 2030: how will it serve a just and green energy transition?
June 17, 2022
Romania finally has its first concrete proposal to phase out coal by 2030. However, to ensure a successful transition, the end of coal needs to be linked with plans to increase renewable energy and a commitment to stay away from gas.
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.
FLATTERING TO DECEIVE: A reality check for the ‘EU Climate Bank’
June 15, 2022
This report seeks to inform important processes taking place at the EIB in 2022 and 2023, specifically the mid-term reviews of its Energy Policy and its Climate Roadmap.
EU bank hands out billions to companies complicit in burning fossil fuels
June 14, 2022
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has pumped billions of euros into polluting fossil fuel companies over the past two years despite talking up its climate credentials, new research by Counter Balance and CEE Bankwatch Network reveals.
Energy crunch or climate crisis, for CEE policymakers fossil gas is king
April 15, 2022
Amid the possibility of disruptions to Russian fossil gas supply to the EU, CEE governments appear short-sighted on both energy transition and energy security.
Bosnia and Herzegovina illegally extends lifetimes of deadly coal plants
March 25, 2022
Yesterday the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Parliament voted to extend the lifetime of the antiquated Tuzla 4 and Kakanj 5 coal units, in clear breach of the Energy Community Treaty. The move condemns the public to yet more lethal air pollution.
EU Taxonomy proposal welcomed by CEE governments, spells trouble for energy transition
February 24, 2022
With the clock ticking on humanity’s need to cut global emissions, the European Commission’s proposal to label fossil gas and nuclear power ‘sustainable investments’ will undermine the effort to expand renewables and step up energy efficiency. As EU governments and the European Parliament currently examining the so-called EU Taxonomy, policymakers in Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Czechia have already welcomed the text.
中國宣布退出海外煤電後 西巴爾幹半島憂喜參半
February 17, 2022
文：珍雷納・帕托里克（記者，主要關注歐洲西南部事務，用克羅地亞語、英語和法語為網站和紙媒供稿。）
Stoppt China Investitionen in europäische Kohlekraftwerke?
January 31, 2022
China will keine neuen Kohlekraftwerke im Ausland bauen. Opfer könnten nun Projekte auf dem Balkan werden. Umweltschützer sind erfreut, …
Modernisation Fund to boost fossil fuels in Poland
January 21, 2022
Billions of euros earmarked for a green transformation and renewables may instead finance fossil gas and waste incineration. Fears are coming true that without transparent public oversight, the Modernisation Fund would become a pipeline for projects harmful to the climate and environment. The Polish example shows that investments banned from the Cohesion and recovery funds are moved to the Modernisation Fund.
