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China-backed coal plants on EU’s doorstep hide huge carbon costs
Feasibility studies for two major coal power projects in Bosnia and Serbia – backed by Chinese banks – downplay the costs of emissions and ignore air and water pollution
Balkans are gambling on coal as EU utilities opt out
Eurelectric members have pledged to build no new coal power stations from 2020. So why do firms in Serbia and Bosnia still think they can make coal pay?
West Balkans coal pollution bill running into billions
NEWS: Heavy pollution from coal-fired power stations results in Serbia losing a third of its national wealth annually because of premature deaths caused by poor air quality
EU should pressure Western Balkans to phase out coal – report
NEWS: As leaders meet in Vienna to discuss closer cooperation, they must address the energy transition, argues CAN Europe
Serbia accused of fiddling UN climate change pledge
NEWS: Contribution to UN pact championed by European Commission represents a 15% rise in CO2 emissions