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Public action: Croatian coal power plant besieged by 680 bodies
Blog entry | May 10, 2013

Yesterday, Green Action/Zelena Akcija, Greenpeace and Green Istria staged a spooky public action to raise attention for the findings of a new study that predicts approximately 17 early deaths annually due to the planned new 500 MW unit at the Plomin coal power plant in Croatia.

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EBRD with disastrous start in Kosovo, European Parliament not amused
Blog entry | April 19, 2013

The European Parliament yesterday chastised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for its explicit interest in financing a new lignite-fired power plant in Kosovo. NGOs hope the bank will pay more attention to the Parliament than it did to civil society and energy experts so far.

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Energy & climate
Balkans, coal, EBRD, energy, energy efficiency, energypolicy, EU neighbourhood, fossil fuels, Kosovo, lignite
European Parliament wants green energy, not coal, as part of Kosovo integration
Press release | April 19, 2013

The European Parliament yesterday blasted the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for considering financing of the planned USD 2 billion Kosova e Re lignite power plant near Pristina.

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Energy & climate
Balkans, coal, energypolicy, EU neighbourhood, Kosovo, lignite
[Campaign update] Arctic Sunrise joins campaign against coal power plant in Croatia
Blog entry | April 17, 2013

Yesterday Greenpeace's legendary ship Arctic Sunrise joined in the campaign against Plomin C, a coal-fired power plant in Croatia.

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Arctic Sunrise, Balkans, coal, Croatia, energypolicy, EU, fossil fuels, Greenpeace, public action
[Campaign update] New bills for green energy in Serbia
Blog entry | April 16, 2013

By investing in Serbian lignite, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development cements the rigid structure of the country’s electricity market. Investing in energy efficiency instead could help reduce energy bills and free up further renewables funding.

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Balkans, coal, consumers, EBRD, electricity, EU neighbourhood, Kolubara, lignite, price, Serbia

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