Hidroenergija na zapadnom Balkanu – ko plaća, a ko profitira?
November 21, 2019
O tome kako su i zašto beneficije za obnovljive izvore energije uglavnom korištene za gradnju malih hidroelektrana, razgovaramo sa Igorom Vejnovićem iz Mreže za monitoring javnih banaka i finansija u centralnoj i istočnoj Evropi (CEE Bankwatch Network).
Red het wilde water
November 18, 2019
De Europese Unie eist van haar aspirant-leden dat zij het gebruik van duurzame energie opschroeven. Reden voor verschillende Balkanstaten om grootscheeps dammen aan te leggen. Corruptiegevoelig, en niet goed voor het milieu. Het protest zwelt aan. Red het wilde water.
Small hydropower plants threaten Montenegro’s last free-flowing rivers in a bid for cleaner energy
November 14, 2019
In a tiny wooden lodge, in a misty valley in Montenegro, six locals puff away on homemade cigarettes and sip the country’s traditional plum brandy at 11:15 a.m. Small hydropower plants threaten Montenegro’s last free-flowing rivers in a bid for cleaner energy.
Grčka i Mađarska napuštaju ugalj do 2030. godine
September 25, 2019
Grčki premijer i predsednik Mađarske su nedavno objavili nameru da ugase proizvodnju električne energije iz ugljado 2028. godine u Grčkoj, odnosno do 2030. u Mađarskoj, čime obe države otvaraju put pravičnoj tranziciji ka obnovljivim izvorima energije.
Environmental NGO files complaint against Bosnia over halted incentives for wind power
September 5, 2019
The environmental NGO Center for Environment, part of the global CEE Bankwatch Network, has filed a complaint to the Energy Community’s secretariat against Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska over its decision to halt incentives for wind farms,
North Macedonia: Complaint challenges unfair subsidy advantages for hydropower
July 1, 2019
North Macedonia’s renewable energy incentives scheme unfairly advantages small hydropower plants over other energy sources, shows a complaint submitted to the Energy Community [1] today by environmental groups Eko-Svest and CEE Bankwatch Network.
EBRD to Stop Financing HPPs in Protected Areas – Exit – Explaining Albania
May 28, 2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that starting from January 1, 2020 it will not finance hydropower plants (HPP) projects in areas with high biodiversity. EBRD’s new environmental and social policy sets stricter
Čo sa stane, keď Slovensko prestane ťažiť hnedé uhlie
December 24, 2018
Viac, ako na podporu doťaženia míňajúceho sa fosílneho paliva, sa oplatí investovať do obnoviteľných zdrojov. Prinieslo by nám to úspory, ale i postavenie „trendsettera“ v oblasti čistej energie. Source: Čo sa stane, keď Slovensko prestane ťažiť hnedé
In Slovakia, a shining example of EU funds for renewables and families
December 11, 2018
There is a sad joke in Slovakia that the country could become a museum for renewable energy sources (RES). Not because the Slovak physicist Aurel Stodola invented in 1928 the world’s oldest heat pump that still powers Geneva’s city hall, but because of its antiquated energy policy that lacks systematic support for renewables at the local and national levels.
Romania’s energy transition: to be or not to be
November 1, 2018
Facing numerous economic and environmental challenges, Romania’s energy industry needs a coherent, sustainable and stable action plan that prioritises transparency in decision-making and consultation of all involved. On 17 October, to identify the necessary measures, Bankwatch Romania organised a workshop titled Opportunities for transition to clean energy in Romania.
