Around 19,000 people are estimated to have died over the past three years as a result of air pollution from Western Balkan coal-fired power plants, according to a report released by CEE Bankwatch Network and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The report, Comply or Close, launched to mark the International Day of Clean Air for… Continue reading EU complicit in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants
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12 years and counting: Pollution control investment at Bosnia’s Ugljevik coal plant still showing no results
Ioana Ciuta Upgrades to the coal power plants in the Western Balkans that would bring down sulphur dioxide emissions are rare. But even where investments have been made, they have so far failed to deliver the much-needed results. The Western Balkans’ highly polluting coal fleet needs to be phased out as soon as possible, but… Continue reading 12 years and counting: Pollution control investment at Bosnia’s Ugljevik coal plant still showing no results
A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?
Pippa Gallop The European Commission on Tuesday published its 2020 enlargement package and an Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. This was followed on Wednesday by a Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, expected to be endorsed by the countries’ leaders at a summit in Sofia in November. We take a look at… Continue reading A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?
Small hydropower plants damaging Balkan landscapes
Eight hydropower projects in Albania, Croatia and Macedonia financed with European public money have damaged biodiversity and are in urgent need of increased monitoring and restoration measures, says a study by CEE Bankwatch Network. See the full the study and available languages The hydropower plants were enabled by support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and… Continue reading Small hydropower plants damaging Balkan landscapes
Watch: Independent air pollution monitoring in the Balkans
Up in the Air: Independent air quality monitoring by Bank Watch in locations across the Balkan region show how dire the situation is near coal power plant. This video shows the results and what locals have to say about how pollution effects their lives. This is from the city of Bitola in Macedonia.
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