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South Ukrainian nuclear power plants - not ready for a safe operation in over-design period

The licence for unit 1 of the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant is going to expire on December 2, 2013. The unit has been stopped already in March 2013 for necessary maintenance and safety upgrade works. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) conditioned the possibility of the unit’s re-start and lifetime extension to a list of measures that need to be implemented.

Mobilisation of public-private financing for community based sustainable energy projects - Briefing for local actors

Regional and local governments, communities and local action groups are able to receive financial support from the 2014 – 2020 EU budget to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in their communities. This briefing outlines how an optimal public-private financing mix, including European funding, can look and how it can be developed with the involvement of local stakeholders.

Guest post: End to UK coal investments overseas welcome - but it must include Kosovo

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United in spirit with yesterday's blog post on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's coal lending, Visar Azemi from the Kosovo Civil Society Consortium for Sustainable Development calls on the UK government to not support the Kosova e Re lignite power plant via the World Bank and make its promise to end overseas coal financing a reality.


Bankwatch joins NGO boycott of COP19

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Today, Bankwatch joined other organisations walking out of Warsaw Climate Conference. Under the Polish government's leadership the talks have utterly failed to address the urgency of the situation. Targets have been unambitious, the interests of the fossil fuel industry have been allowed to dominate the discussions, and there is no new financing on the table for climate mitigation and adaptation. This conference has lost credibility in the fight against climate change.


PPPs a threat to national security, says Czech national security service BIS

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The complicated nature, hidden future debts and other characteristics of public-private partnerships have led the Czech Republic's national security service to consider them a potential threat to public interests.


United Kingdom's retreat from coal increases pressure on EBRD

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With the United Kingdom, another major shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is divesting from coal overseas. What does this mean for the upcoming decision on the EBRD’s energy strategy?


Analysis on the compliance of the environmental permit for the Stanari thermal power plant with EU Directives

This study by Dr hab. Leszek Pazderski and commissioned by the Center for Environment, Banja Luka, describes the compliance of the environmental permit for the planned Stanari lignite power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (issued in May 2008 and then changed in September 2010) with currently valid directives of the European Union, regulating industrial emissions and their environmental impact.

Stanari power plant in Bosnia allowed to pollute 2-10 times higher than EU limits, new expert analysis shows

The pollution from EFT's new 300 MW Stanari lignite-fired power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina may be 2-10 times higher than EU limits allow, according to a new expert analysis commissioned by the Center for Environment from Banja Luka.

EU Cohesion Policy deal done, but not dusted

Strasbourg, France - Following final agreement today by the European Parliament on EU Cohesion Policy spending for the next seven years, CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe are calling on eastern European countries to now make the most of the funds available and commit to quality spending.

Guest post: "Coughing for Coal" outside the coal industry summit at UN Climate Talks

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Monday morning in Warsaw, climate activists staged a public action in front of the Polish Ministry of Economy – the venue for the greenwashing Coal and Climate Summit – to voice their outrage and reiterate a simple reality: there is no such thing as clean coal.


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