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New cases at UN and EU bodies against Ukraine's prolongation of nuclear licenses
November 8, 2016
 | by Ana-Maria Seman

As pressure from civil society and governments is mounting, UN and EU bodies acknowledge Ukraine’s lack of accountability for plans to extend the lifetime of its nuclear fleet. The country could be found in breach of international law. Once again.

accountability, Energy Community, Espoo Convention, nuclear, Poroshenko
EBRD, Euratom
Energy & climate
[Campaign update] Independent monitoring shows massive air pollution near Bosnian lignite plant
October 28, 2016
 | by Ioana Ciuta

Air pollution in the town of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina was above legally allowed limits on twelve of 20 consecutive days as measurements made by Bankwatch and the Tuzla-based environmental group Center for Ecology and Energy show.

air pollution, air quality, coal, particulate matter, Tuzla
Chinese investors
Energy & climate
Too good to be true? Assessing one year of the Investment Plan for Europe
September 28, 2016
 | by Markus Trilling

Europe is hemorrhaging cash in deeply unsustainable projects like motorways, airports and gas infrastructure.

cohesion, decarbonisation, EFSI, fossil fuels, investEU, Juncker investment plan, renewables
EU Funds, EIB
Energy & climate, Transport, Resource efficiency, Social & economic impacts
Guest post: China stokes global coal growth
September 27, 2016
 | by Beth Walker

China cuts coal at home but state owned companies and banks drive new coal expansion overseas, despite top level promises of green growth for developing countries, writes Beth Walker from China Dialogue.

China, China ExIm Bank, climate, coal, overseas investments
Chinese investors
Energy & climate
[Campaign update] Montenegro's Pljevlja coal plant is running out of time to secure financing
September 22, 2016
 | by Hugo Charvat

The Czech daily Hospodarske Noviny (English: "Economic Newspaper") is reporting today that the Czech Export Bank (CEB) and export insurance agency EGAP may not be be able to finance the Pljevlja II lignite power plant in Montenegro due to new OECD rules entering force on 1 January 2017.

climate action, coal, export credit agencies, financing, OECD, Pljevlja, pollution
Guest post: The last coal plant in the Western Balkans?
September 20, 2016
 | by Igor Kalaba

The Stanari lignite power plant in Bosnia officially starts operations today. If we are to have any hope of tackling climate change, it had better be the last one in the region.

coal, economic feasibility, Stanari
Chinese investors
Energy & climate
For European development bank democracy is an afterthought
September 19, 2016
 | by Fidanka Bacheva-McGrath

Almost one in four euros lent by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2015 went to authoriatrian countries. The bank has clearly decided to ignore its own mandate, or else it would have to considerably shrink its business.

democracy, repression, transition
EBRD
Social & economic impacts, Development
Guest post: Renewables kept in thrall in the Czech Republic
September 13, 2016
 | by Karol Polanecky

How to overcome the stagnation in the Czech renewable energy sector? Ending the government’s crusade against renewable support schemes would be a good starting point, writes Karel Polanecky from Bankwatch’s member group Hnuti Duha, Friends of the Earth Czech Republic.

climate action, Europe 2020, Hnuti Duha, Paris Agreement, renewables, solar
Energy & climate
Ukraine's nuclear energy fixation puts its European financiers to a test
September 5, 2016
 | by Dana Marekova

In a meeting today, the Espoo Convention's Implementation Committee will again discuss Ukraine's compliance with the Convention's rules. A look back at the last months does not suggest a positive outcome.

consultation, EIA, Energoatom, Espoo Convention, European Court of Justice, loan conditions, nuclear safety, transboundary impacts
EBRD
Energy & climate
Guest post: Realities in the Czech renewable sector defy the ideas of the Paris Agreement
August 10, 2016
 | by Karel Polanecky

If fossil fuels' grip on the Czech Republic's energy sector remains, as current plans and policies confirm, the country's support for the Paris Agreement will be nothing but a sham, writes Karel Polanecky from Bankwatch's Czech member group Hnuti Duha.

energy efficiency, fossil fuels, Hnuti Duha, Paris Agreement, renewables
Energy & climate

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