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The debacle of Chinese financed Kostolac B3 coal-fired power station in Serbia

China continues to be the top financier of coal-fired power internationally. Its state-owned enterprises and development banks are constructing and financing many of the world’s new coal projects, including in Europe where up to 3.5 gigawatts of capacity is planned with support from Chinese state entities. This is increasing the risk that countries participating in… Continue reading The debacle of Chinese financed Kostolac B3 coal-fired power station in Serbia

How Chinese investments compromise Serbian independence

Serbia has become a hotspot for large scale Chinese investments and lending in highly polluting industries. Some of the activities will leave a deep footprint in the environment and the rule of law. BRI-Europa presents an overview of the most problematic takeovers in the country and explain how they were approved without required transparency and procurement procedures.

The problem with Tuzla 7 coal-fire power station

Key concerns for the Tuzla 7 project Read this article in chinese 【翻译】口行投资图兹拉项目可能面临法律风险 Sham environmental permitting procedures The Tuzla 7 project obtained a new environmental permit in July 2016 as the original one from 2009 expired in November 2015. Citing procedural irregularities and deficiencies in the environmental permit, Bosnian NGO Ekotim took the case to… Continue reading The problem with Tuzla 7 coal-fire power station

Større klimaindsats og transparens fra EKF Danmarks Eksportkredit

Danmarks Eksportkredit (EKF) er i praksis en af de mest grønne eksportkreditgivere i verden med en stor andel vedvarende energi i porteføljen. Derfor er der god grunde til at styrke EKFs klimaprofil og øge transparensen, både med egne indsatser og i samarbejde med andre landes eksportkreditgivere. Dette notat gennemgår nogle eksempler på hvad der kan… Continue reading Større klimaindsats og transparens fra EKF Danmarks Eksportkredit

Chinese-financed coal projects in Europe: A real and immediate threat to the EU’s decarbonisation efforts

While the European Union has stepped upits commitment to climate change mitigation and has set out a path to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Chine continues to support coal plants in Southeast Europe, which contradict global climate imperatives, runs afoul of EU legislation on procurement, State aid and environment as well. Read… Continue reading Chinese-financed coal projects in Europe: A real and immediate threat to the EU’s decarbonisation efforts