sustainability

Commission must involve the people in next EU budget debate

French President Emmanuel Macron is right to propose public debates on the Future of Europe. But the EU budget is where change will first manifest itself.

Tags: EU budget Future of Europe jobs local economy participation People's budget sustainability EU

Institution: EU Funds

Theme: Energy & climate, Transport, Resource efficiency, Social & economic impacts

Commission pitch for Europe's future funding must be a People's Budget

June 27, 2017

Brussels - In advance of Wednesday’s release by the European Commission of a reflection paper on the future of Europe’s finances, a growing movement of civil society across Europe has launched its own call for a reformed EU budget that unlocks a positive, people-centered and sustainable future for a new Europe.

Institution: EFSI, EU Funds

Theme: Energy & climate, Transport, Resource efficiency, Social & economic impacts

Tags: biodiversity, EU budget, jobs, local economy, sustainability, EU

Over 250 non-government organisations launch alternative vision for Europe

June 20, 2017

More than 250 non-government organisations from across Europe have today released an alternative vision for a more democratic, just and sustainable Europe.

Institution: EFSI, EU Funds

Theme: Energy & climate, Transport, Resource efficiency, Social & economic impacts

Tags: economy, EU budget, Europe, investments, jobs, People's budget, sustainability, EU

The EU budget: Unlocking a new vision for Europe

The key to unlocking a more inspiring and politically winnable New Vision for a strong Europe may well be the next European budget.

Tags: community power energy poverty equality EU budget indicators Juncker participation sustainability EU

Institution: EU Funds

Theme: Energy & climate, Transport, Resource efficiency, Social & economic impacts

Sustainability criteria for hydropower development

Briefing | December 11, 2016

Any hydropower project no matter the size can cause negative consequences to water basins, associated ecosystems, to climate and affected communities living along the water basins. A large number of individually acceptable projects can also lead to unacceptably high negative cumulative effects. This briefing outlines strategy and project level criteria to ensure hydropower projects are sustainable.

Theme: Energy & climate, Other harmful projects

Slovakia's EU presidency: a chance to improve European biomass regulations

In its EU funds spending plans, Slovakia has shown commendable dedication to making bioenergy more sustainable. Taking over the EU presidency in June, it will have a unique chance to apply its expertise to improve European regulations on biomass.

Tags: biomass climate action EU presidency László Solymos renewables sustainability EU

Institution: EU Funds

Theme: Energy & climate

Greening the EBRD's portfolio - or greenwashing it

Bankwatch Mail | December 17, 2015

No matter how you look at it, the so-called sustainable energy approach being taken – and loudly trumpeted – by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is simply at odds with both climate science and the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Energy & climate, Other harmful projects, Development

UPDATE 7: Juncker on the investment offensive ... against Europeans, the economy and the environment

Labelled the €1.3 trillion investment offensive, more than 2000 projects have been identified by the European Commission’s new Task Force on Investment (made up of representatives of the EC, EIB and member states) for fast-tracked financing from President Juncker’s recently announced €315 billion stimulus plan.

Tags: Antwerp Ring Road Aschach coal Czeczott dam Danube displacement economics EFSI environmental impacts growth Gubin health hydropower incinerators investment package Juncker lignite Lipno mining nuclear pollution protected areas protests resettlement Rovinari safety Slatinka sustainability tunnel Turceni Vltava waste Zagreb CEE EU

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate, Transport, Resource efficiency, Social & economic impacts, Other harmful projects, Development

Funny business at EBRD meeting: sustainability champion Garanti fancies coal

The Turkish Garanti Bank, one of the winners of the Sustainability Awards of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is among the main coal investors in Turkey.

Tags: award coal commercial bank EBRD annual meeting fail financial intermediary sustainability EU neighbourhood

Institution: EBRD

Theme: Energy & climate

UPDATED: A guide to examining the European Investment Bank's energy lending portfolio

A thorough check of the European Investment Bank's energy lending data shows that not all is as rosy as the EIB would like to see it. We've paired up with Open Spending to provide an introduction into how to interpret and scrutinise the numbers.

Tags: climate data EIB energpolicy energy portfolio sustainability CEE EU

Institution: EIB

Theme: Energy & climate