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Joint reaction on the Energy Community's Roadmap from CEE Bankwatch Network and Climate Action Network Europe
Press release | October 16, 2015

On Friday 16th October the Ministerial Council meeting in Tirana adopted a Roadmap on the future of the Energy Community.

Energy & climate
Balkans, coal, Energy Community, EU neighbourhood
Public action: Mourning the demise of Czech responsibility for climate action
Blog entry | October 12, 2015

Video and pictures from a public action agains lifting the coal mining limits in the Czech Republic that so far have saved towns from being resettled.

Energy & climate
Development
carbon emissions, CEE, Centre for Transport and Energy, climate, coal, displacement, EU, highlight, Hnuti Duha, lignite, mining, pollution, public action, resettlement
Credit Agricole ne želi financirati TE Plomin C
Bankwatch in the media | September 30, 2015

Marubenijev financijski savjetnik neće financirati TE na ugljen u bogatijim zemljama

Energy & climate
Balkans, coal, Crédit Agricole, EU, Plomin
Major blow for Croatian coal plant as Crédit Agricole announces new coal power policy
Press release | September 30, 2015

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.

Commercial banks
Energy & climate
Balkans, coal, Crédit Agricole, divestment, EU, Plomin
When environmental improvement becomes resettlement - lessons from Serbia's Kolubara mine
Blog entry | September 25, 2015

European financial institutions and Serbian authorities have failed to address the human impacts of resettlement in Serbia's lignite mining fields, a new study shows.

EBRD
Energy & climate
Social & economic impacts
Balkans, coal, EPS, EU neighbourhood, lignite, mining, resettlement

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