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New online toolkit to help tackle the Kings of Coal in southeast Europe and Turkey
Blog entry | May 5, 2014

Coal investments are a dying breed in many countries, but some investors are still ready to try their luck in southeast Europe and Turkey. For campaigners who want to communicate with these actors Bankwatch has developed the user-friendly online toolkit Kings of Coal in three languages.

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The case of a 'secret' coal plant in Turkey suggests a polluted future for the country
Blog entry | April 28, 2014

The SOCAR Refinery project and its ‘secret’ coal power plant show the magnitude of the problems that the mixture of business interests, coal and neglect of local health concerns may cause in Turkey.

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Social & economic impacts
Aliaga, cancer, coal, EU neighbourhood, health, industry, investors, local impacts, pollution, SOCAR, Turkey
New Balkan lignite plants may breach EU pollution legislation before they even operate (legal analysis + video)
Press release | April 2, 2014

Brussels, April 2 -- A series of at least five new lignite power plants planned in Western Balkan countries which aspire to European Union membership risk violating Energy Community pollution legislation before they even start generating electricity, warns a new legal briefing by EU-based legal organisation Frank Bold, published today.

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Balkans, coal, Energy Community, EU neighbourhood
Where's Plan B for Kosovo's energy sector?
Blog entry | March 18, 2014

When it comes to Kosovo's energy future, institution after institution has been putting most of its eggs in a 'new lignite' basket while some very reasonable alternative investment options seem to fall by the wayside.

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Balkans, BW Mail, coal, Energy Community, EU neighbourhood, health, KOSID, Kosovo, pollution, World Bank
Guest post: Dr. Kim's World Bank legacy hinges on Kosovo climate test
Blog entry | March 12, 2014

Environmentalists and public finance watchdogs are taking to twitter today to urge World Bank president Dr. Jim Yong Kim to head his own rhetoric and reject the Kosovo coal power plant.

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Energy & climate
Balkans, climate, coal, energy, EU neighbourhood, Kosovo, lignite, World Bank

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