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The Tsumeb smelter in Namibia belongs to Dundee Precious Metals, a Canadian company that operates and develops gold, copper and silver mines in Bulgaria, Armenia and Serbia. Investigating complaints about local pollution, Bankwatch member group Za Zemiata (BG) repeatedly requested access to environmental information from the Namibian government – to no avail. Read more about the Tsumeb smelter on our blog >>
The EU’s bank turns its back on Europe’s long term climate goals
October 8, 2015 | Read more
It appears that before approving the European Investment Bank’s new climate strategy, the bank’s Board of Directors has removed a reference to the European Union’s long-term decarbonisation objectives as a guidance for the EIB’s climate action.
With sincerest condolences, Bankwatch member groups CDE and Hnutí Duha are organising a service to mourn the death of the Czech Republic’s responsibility for climate change. People are invited to a climate wake to grieve the loss of another piece of the Czech landscape and as well the country’s responsibility for climate change on Tuesday 6 October at 10:00 in front of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Na Františku 32, Praha 1).
On September 16, Hungarian Bankwatch member group MTVSZ (National Society of Conservationists) co-organised the biggest conference on the Sustainable Development Goals in Hungary. Together with the HAND Association, MTVSZ prepared specific proposals for the Hungarian government that can help implement the SDGs in a way that looks beyond the treatment of symptoms and addresses the root causes of inequality, climate change, poverty, etc.
Paris, France – Today’s publication of new criteria for coal-fired power plant financing by French bank Crédit Agricole suggests that the bank will not be able to finance the controversial €800 million Plomin C coal power plant in Croatia, believe campaign groups. The policy now rules out finance for coal power plants in high-income countries, which includes Croatia.
