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U Parizu prosvjed zbog Plomina C

Source: unknown author, Glas Istre

Prosvjedna okupljanja protiv izgradnje TE Plomin C održana su ovih dana u Parizu i Zagrebu. Njihov cilj bio je prisiliti veliku francusku banku Crédit Agricole da se povuče iz ovog projekta. Ta je banka, inače, izabrana za financijskog savjetnika japanske tvrtke Marubeni u poslu oko izgradnje novog bloka plominske termoelektrane.

Crédit Agricole violating own coal policies with new Croatian power plant support - new report

French bank Crédit Agricole's support for a proposed major new coal plant project in Croatia is inconsistent with the bank's climate ambitions and its own sector policy on coal-fired power plants, according to a new study released today. The analysis, by Friends of the Earth France and Croatia, Zelena Istra, CEE Bankwatch Network and BankTrack, screens the risks of the 500 megawatt Plomin C project proposed for development in the picturesque Istrian peninsula, a popular international tourist destination.

Zeleni pritišću financijske savjetnike za TE Plomin C

Source: N. D., Energetika-Net

Od francuske banke Credit Acricole traži se da prestane financijski savjetovati HEP

Zagreb i Pariz: "Francuska banka Crédit Agricole mora se povući iz projekta Plomin C"

Source: M.K., H-Alter

Performansom ispred francuskog veleposlanstva u Zagrebu Zelena akcija, Greenpeace i Bankwatch danas su zatražili od banke Crédit Agricole da se povuče iz svih poslova vezanih uz Plomin C, a akciju s istim zahtjevom istovremeno su izveli i francuski aktivisti.

Pritisak na Credit Agricole da Presante Savjentovati TE Plomin

Source: , EnergyPress.net

Danas su protiv projekta TE Plomin C na ugljen održane dvije akcije zelenih, u Parizu i Zagrebu. Cilj obje akcije je prisiliti francusku banku Crédit Agricole, koja je preuzela ulogu financijskog savjetnika HEP-a za Plomin C, da se povuče iz ovog projekta.

Analysis of compatibility of the Plomin C coal plant with Credit Agricole's energy policies

The analysis, by Friends of the Earth France and Croatia, Zelena Istra, CEE Bankwatch Network and BankTrack, screens the risks of the 500 megawatt Plomin C coal power plant project proposed for development in the picturesque Istrian peninsula in Croatia, a popular international tourist destination. It concludes that French bank Crédit Agricole's support for the project is inconsistent with the bank's climate ambitions and its own sector policy on coal-fired power plants. according to a new study released today.

[Campaign update] Romanian government support for controversial power plant project to be made public, EBRD loan cancelled

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Bankwatch’s Romanian chapter has been granted access to environmental information included in a letter sent by Romania's Ministry of Economy in support of a loan from the Euoprean Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to Oltenia Energy Complex (OEC), Bucharest's administrative court ruled yesterday.

The letter will shed light on the nature and extent of the government's support for the project, and whether it was in line with EU regulations.


Coal fouls Balkans’ EU ambitions

Source: Kalina Oroschakoff, Politico

The western Balkans aren’t buying in to the EU’s energy policies.

The western Balkans are hoping to join the European Union one day, but governments across the region are investing in new coal-fired power plants at a time when the EU is championing renewables and energy efficiency.

The Western Balkans and the Energy Union: Will the EU address carbon lock-in beyond its borders?

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The Energy Union must find ways to prevent state support for the production of fossil fuel energy by the European Union’s immediate neighbours. The EU cannot afford to have newly acceding members holding up progress towards the new 2030 climate goals or watering down future policy making.


Activists help put the brakes on Balkan hydro projects

Source: Richard Lockhart, Newsbase

Balkan governments are under mounting pressure to curb the construction of hydropower plants (HPPs) in national parks and wildlife areas, where hundreds of projects are planned or underway.

Environmental campaigners have already scored successes in halting new HPPs. In late July, Croatia’s environment ministry rejected Hrvatska Elektroprivreda’s impact study for its 68-MW Ombla HPP near historic Dubrovnik,

Courts in Republika Srpska (RS) have twice this year backed activists’ claims that environmental assessments on proposed plants in the Sutjeska National Park were flawed.

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