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United Kingdom’s retreat from coal increases pressure on EBRD

November 21, 2013

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? by Fidanka Bacheva-McGrath, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog The UK government yesterday announced that it would “end support for public financing of… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, fossil fuels, Sustainable Development

, Bankwatch, coal, EBRD, Energy, energy policy, European Bank for Reconstruction Development, fossil fuels, United Kingdom

“Coughing for Coal” outside the coal industry summit at UN Climate Talks

November 19, 2013

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. Organizations involved in the action included Polish Youth Climate… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Corporate Europe, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, fossil fuels, Global Europe, Sustainable Development

, 350.org, coal, corporate influence, Energy, fossil fuels, Poland, protest, summit, Warsaw, World Coal Association

Oooops … Poland did it again aka standing in the way of climate progress

October 9, 2013

Just a few weeks before leading international climate negotiations at the COP 19 in Warsaw, and in the face of the new IPCC report’s dire conclusions, the Polish government is again obstructing European emissions reduction ambitions. cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog “The European Commission wants to set new climate goals for 2030,” Polish Deputy Prime… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, fossil fuels, Sustainable Development

, Bankwatch, climate, coal, COP, Donald Tusk, European Commission, European Union, fossil fuels, green investments, Poland, Roadmap 2050, summit, Warsaw

“Move over Poland!” Czech parliament bids for EU ‘dirty energy’ crown, as renewables subsidies make way for fossil fuel subsidies

September 16, 2013

A new law that will redraw the Czech Republic’s approach to renewable energy is suspected to bring the development of the Czech renewables sector to a standstill and instead provide a boost for the country’s fossil fuel sector. by Ondrej Pasek, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog No sooner had Polish prime minister Donald Tusk reaffirmed… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, Energy Efficiency, EU Priorities 2020, fossil fuels, Regional Policy, Sustainable Development

, Bankwatch, CEZ, climate, coal, Cohesion Policy, Czech Republic, Energy, fossil fuels, green investments, Hnuti Duha, law, renewables, subsidies

A message to EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti

September 13, 2013

In an open letter sent today to the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 54 civil society organisations follow up from last weeks consultations on the bank’s new energy sector strategy and ask the president to ensure that the EBRD addresses the challenges of climate change with the urgency it deserves. We… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, Europe's East, fossil fuels, Global Europe, Sustainable Development

, Bankwatch, climate, coal, consultations, EBRD, Energy, energy policy, European Bank for Reconstruction Development, fossil fuels, Suma Chakrabarti

A comeback to Polish prime minister Tusk’s backing of coal

“Poland will continue to back coal (…) The future of Polish energy is in brown and black coal, as well as shale gas,” said on Tuesday Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, speaking at an event of the extractive industry. cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog This is, of course, the same Donald Tusk that will host… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Corporate Europe, Energy, EU budget, EU Priorities 2020, fossil fuels, Regional Policy, Sustainable Development

, Bankwatch, climate, coal, Cohesion Policy, corporate influence, Donald Tusk, energy policy, EU bugdet, European Union, fossil fuels, health, lingite, mining, Poland, Tusk, Warsaw

New arrests link corruption with land expropriation at Serbian Kolubara mine

September 11, 2013

Land expropriation and corruption have been two recurring themes at the Kolubara mine. This week’s arrests indicate that they are closely connected. by Zvezdan Kalmar, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog Recent developments in Serbia forebode gloomy times for the country’s energy company EPS. After the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s confirmation on Friday that… » read more

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Energy, fossil fuels, Sustainable Development

, corruption, EBRD, Energy, EPS, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, fossil fuels, Kolubara, lignite, mining, resettlement, Serbia

Energy consultations reveal lack of strategic thinking at the EBRD

September 6, 2013

With another public action, colleagues in Moscow are today bringing to a close a week that has seen the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development having to listen to a lot of uncomfortable truths. by Pippa Gallop, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog During this week’s EBRD consultation meetings on its new energy sector strategy it… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, Europe's East, fossil fuels, Sustainable Development

, Bankwatch, climate, climate action, coal, EBRD, Energy, energy policy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, fossil fuels, green investments, shale gas

Nordic countries ‘no’ to coal is a glimmer of hope for EBRD energy lending

September 5, 2013

The global campaign to make the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development restrict its coal lending may have found new allies in Nordic countries after their declaration yesterday to seize overseas coal investments. by Sven Haertig-Tokarz, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog These are truly exciting weeks for climate campaigners, especially those targeting development banks and… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, Europe's East, fossil fuels, Sustainable Development

, Bankwatch, climate, coal, Denmark, EBRD, energy policy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Finland, fossil fuels, green investments, Iceland, Norway, shale gas, Sweden, United States, World Bank

Thousands remind the EBRD that coal is not an option

September 4, 2013

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development received a little surprise visit this week from 16 000 voices against coal. by Fidanka Bacheva-McGrath, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog During this week’s consultation meetings in Istanbul, Belgrade and Moscow, the EBRD is discussing its new energy lending strategy with NGOs from its countries of operation. As… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Energy, Energy Efficiency, EU Priorities 2020, Europe's East, fossil fuels, Sustainable Development

, 350.org, Bankwatch, Belgrade, coal, EBRD, Energy, energy policy, European Bank for Reconstruction Development, European Investment Bank, fossil fuels, green investments, Istanbul, Moscow, petition, public action, shale gas, World Bank

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