EBRD support for Kolubara locking in Serbia's CO2 emissions

Linked to a slew of controversies, the Kolubara lignite mining project in Serbia is in line for support from European public banks. Corruption allegations, pollution at local level, irregularities in resettlement of local populations and not to forget a climate damaging approach to energy investments should be reason enough to find alternative options.

Older versions of the briefing are available from June 2011 (pdf) and November 2011 (pdf).