WASHINGTON — A World Bank-backed coal plant in South Africa is seeking to delay the implementation of pollution controls, a request that is raising new concerns about the bank’s ability to enforce environmental standards on projects it supports. In April 2010, the World Bank approved a $3.75 billion loan to the South African public utility Eskom to …
©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC, Republished with permission Obama admin doubles down on lignite coal plant in Kosovo (Monday, October 21, 2013) Lisa Friedman, E&E reporter The United States will continue to support $58 million in World Bank financing for a lignite coal plant in Kosovo despite President Obama’s pledge to stop funding for overseas coal, according to …
Mexican civil society and indigenous representatives convened on June 24th and 25th in Mexico City for a workshop entitled “Towards the Construction and Articulation of Knowledge in the Process of Shaping REDD+”. With the goal of creating a new space for dialogue and shared learning around REDD, regional representatives from the Yucatan Peninsula, Central Mexico, and Northern …
The Bank Information Center has just released a new study on the Kosovo water system. The study reflects concerns on the World Bank’s support for the proposed Kosovo Power Project (NKPP).
Commonly, it’s thought that developing countries bear a large portion of the blame for climate change. This study shows that the biggest climate offenders are in fact the richest countries in the world, while low and middle income countries suffer from the effects.
The Sierra Club, along with the Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development, has commissioned a report detailing the economic data involved in the World Bank’s TOR for its proposed Kosovar power project, including a lignite fired coal plant, finding many problems with the analysis.
The proposed Kosovo power project, including a new lignite coal plant, has brought great controversy. The United States government is caught between its stated opposition to new coal-fired plants and support for the Kosovar project.
IFC’s funding of Tata Ultra Mega powerplant in India will be under probe following the eligibility finding of a complaint lodged by fishing villagers.