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Yes Meni kontra EBI
Bankwatch in the media | March 8, 2013

Zanim opowiem wam coś zabawnego o pewnym banku, najpierw kilka słów wyjaśnienia. Nazywam się Mike Bonanno i jestem Yes Manem.

EIB
Energy & climate
coal, energypolicy, EU
Coal power plants make you sick
Blog entry | March 7, 2013

A new report calculates the effects of coal-fired power generation across Europe on chronic lung disease and some heart conditions and the associated costs. It is another clue for both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Investment Bank to end support for coal as the two revise their energy policies.

Energy & climate
Social & economic impacts
Balkans, climate, coal, costs, disease, energy, energypolicy, EU, fossil fuels, health, local impacts
Dreams of European Investment Bank Quitting Coal Go Up in Smoke - For Now
Press release | February 28, 2013

Climate activists take responsibility for fake press release, bizarre award ceremony

Brussels -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) president Werner Hoyer was forced to say this morning, during the EIB’s annual press conference, that an announcement that the bank would give up lending to coal was “pure nonsense”. And this, despite the fact that Hoyer repeatedly referred to the EIB as a frontrunner in the fight against climate change.

EIB
Energy & climate
Brussels, coal, EIB, EIB energy, energy, energy lending, energypolicy, EU, fossil fuels, hoax, policy, public action
Rio Tinto's responsibilities in Mongolia extend beyond shareholders
Blog entry | February 15, 2013

New civil society recommendations for the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia illustrate that much more than the bottom line needs to be considered to avoid development at the expense of local communities.

EBRD
World Bank Group
Energy & climate
Social & economic impacts
Other harmful projects
Mining
Central Asia, coal, copper, gold, local impacts, mining, pollution, Rio Tinto, transparency, water
Will the EBRD do the right thing for Kosovo, its newest member?
Bankwatch in the media | February 10, 2013

As Kosovo becomes a member of International Financial Institutions, such as the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, alarm bells are ringing about which model of development these bodies are pushing in the EU’s newest country.

EBRD
Energy & climate
Balkans, coal, EU neighbourhood

Coal