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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: NO MONEY FOR FOSSIL FUELS

A Bruxelles approvata a larga maggioranza una storica risoluzione che chiede alla BEI e alle agenzie di credito all’export di smettere di finanziare l’estrazione di gas e petrolio

Roma, 29 novembre 2007 – Questa mattina il Parlamento Europeo ha votato una risoluzione in cui si invitano con forza la Banca europea per gli investimenti (EIB) and export credit agencies (ECAs) not to use European taxpayers' money to finance the extraction of fossil fuels. CRBM, along with all the international NGOs that monitor closely the work of ECAs and the EIB, welcomes with great satisfaction the decision of the Community institution, among other things, with a large majority (about 600 on as many as 540 deputies voted in favor ).

The European Investment Bank or the Bank for development created by the European Union over the past five years has guaranteed loans of 20 billion euro for the construction of works related to the extraction of fossil fuels. In 2006 his contribution to this type of project ha raggiunto il 58% del totale su scala mondiale sostenuto con fondi pubblici, superando di gran lunga l’apporto fornito dalla Banca mondiale – che pure dà il suo contributo finanziario al peggioramento dei cambiamenti climatici.

Le agenzie di credito all’export sono enti pubblici presenti in tutti i paesi industrializzati – l’ECAs italiana è la SACE – e che promuovono verso le realtà del Sud del pianeta esportazioni ed investimenti che contribuiscono in maniera significativa ad aumenti di lungo termine dei gas serra. Si stima che il sostegno delle ECAs nei confronti dei progetti per l’estrazione di gas e petrolio sia il doppio di quello garantito dalle altre istituzioni multilaterali. La metà dei nuovi progetti realizzati nei paesi in via di sviluppo ha ricevuto un qualche sostegno da parte delle ECAs.

“L’Unione europea attualmente sta negoziando una riduzione delle sue emissioni di gas serra, ponendo una forte enfasi sull’importanza della diminuzione delle emissioni anche da parte dei paesi in via di sviluppo” ha dichiarato Antonio Tricarico, coordinatore della CRBM. “Però allo stesso tempo i suoi organismi finanziari hanno ignorato le implicazioni ambientali delle loro attività. E’ venuto il momento di porre fine a tutto ciò, per cui ben vengano le parole e le esortazioni del Parlamento europeo. E’ ora che i governi nazionali agiscano di conseguenza” ha concluso Tricarico.

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The poisonous recipes of economic lobbies

di Caterina Amicucci
articolo pubblicato da "Il Manifesto"

La sicurezza energetica e il cambiamento climatico sono al centro del Forum annuale della Banca Europea per gli Investimenti (BEI), cominciato ieri a Lubiana. Una scelta inevitabile, ma quanto mai controversa per il braccio finanziario dell'Unione. Nonostante la Bei sia vincolata dal suo statuto a agire a sostegno delle politiche europee, essa appare sempre più orientata al cliente, piuttosto che al pubblico interesse e soprattutto fuori da un effettivo controllo politico comunitario. Sembra assai difficile allineare la Banca sugli obiettivi del nuovo accordo raggiunto dal Consiglio Europeo lo scorso marzo, che prevede una riduzione del 20% delle emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by 2020, as the EIB is now the largest public financial engine of the energy model. Suffice it to say that over the past five years the bank has provided loans to European home to the area of \u200b\u200bfossil fuels for a total of 4 times higher than those handed out to the whole area of \u200b\u200bene RGIE clean. Even heavier than the budget of the transport sector, a major contributor to atmospheric emissions. In this section, the bank invests on average one third of its budget for the construction of new highways, the expansion of airport terminals and even in direct support to the airlines, already largely subsidized by tax breaks on fuel. In the words of President Philippe Myastadt, who opened the Forum's work in Ljubljana, we learn that the bank intends to invest in renewable at least half of the funds for the energy sector. Unfortunately one of the sources is counted for all purposes including nuclear energy. The EIB, in fact, has recently declared its intention to boost investment in the sector as a recipe against climate change, confirming the concern that nuclear power is today the most accredited renewable option, because it can generate more profits in the short term. It is clear that despite the leitmotif of the Forum is the transition to a Low Carbon Economy, the interests of lobby economiche e finanziarie restano al centro degli orientamenti della Banca, che si dimostra abilissima a scegliere dal menù europeo le portate più succulente. È il caso delle biomasse. Secondo l' accordo europeo di marzo i paesi membri dovrebbero raggiungere l'obiettivo di produrre il 10% di biocombustibili. Un settore che rappresenta il business del futuro, i cui effetti sui prezzi degli alimenti primari cominciano già a farsi sentire e che continuerà ad affamare le popolazioni del Sud del mondo, che vedranno ridursi ulteriormente l'accesso alla terra e la possibilità di praticare un'agricoltura di sussistenza. La BEI si dichiara prontissima ad investire in questo senso, così come a contribuire alla lotta al cambiamento climatico incentivando The carbon trading, the disturbing mechanism for buying shares of emissions of greenhouse gases for which the bank has set up a special financial instrument. Meanwhile, outside the 'hotel hosting the meeting, activists arrived in Ljubljana by several European countries are clamoring to immediately reverse course and invest in clean energy. Yesterday, they animate the square with a colorful demonstration depicted on a scale where two plates investments in clean and dirty energy of the EIB. The activists, who promote the international campaign "Public Funds for Public Benefit,", asked passersby to bring the balance statements on a sustainable energy model, collecting hundreds of messages which will be officially handed over at the top of the EIB at the conclusions of the Forum scheduled for this afternoon. The great absence of these days, unwelcome to bankers and entrepreneurs, is the theme of reducing consumption.

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That beach that Tirana want to delete.

Catherine Amick
article published by "Il Manifesto"

A corner of paradise. So beautiful as to deserve the nickname "Queen of Albania." And 'the bay of Vlora, on the southeast coast of the Adriatic, a natural habitat for many species of fish and coral. Too bad that in 2004, Tirana has decided to cancel this natural attraction to make way for a mega industrial park of 120 million euro. A flow of cement and steel will clear a pine forest declared National Park a stone's throw from the beach and lagoon Narta, in theory protected the Ramsar Convention on wetlands. What has been emphatically called the biggest investment in Albania's history involves the construction of an industrial park consisting of seven plants including a terminal for the storage and transmission of oil, a refinery and a power plant for conversion conversion gas. World Bank, European Investment Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have now expressed interest in financing the project, regardless of environmental impact. Luck had it that in 2005 the Albanian civil society has set up a coalition, the Alliance for the protection of the Gulf of Vlora, to say no to yet another mess of a piece of the Mediterranean coast. First, activists have used against the government, accused of violating the Aarhus Convention on access to environmental information. Appeal won last March. The ad hoc international committee created under the Treaty of Albania felt guilty for not having adequately informed local people about the possible consequences of the project, so as to avoid, therefore, that take place in a shared decision-making processes. Over the last two years, the coalition has also tried several times with un'interlocuzione multiletarali international agencies willing to fund the project. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has chosen infischiarsene the demands of civil society and has already paid the first tranche of $ 37 million. The more collaborative the World Bank, through its independent investigation is taking steps to ascertain whether or not in Vlora will violate environmental and social standards governing the work of the institution until a few months ago led by Paul Wolfowitz and if the environmental impact assessment on which it based its approval of the disbursement of $ 25 million provided by the Bank was made according to the construction canoni.Per now languish, waiting for it to unblock all the funds. But once again not put our hands are stati gli albanesi, protagonisti di una serie di azioni contro la devastazione della loro bellissima baia. Tra campeggi dimostrativi sulla spiaggia di Vlora e manifestazioni di piazza (l'ultima si è tenuta il 9 settembre), la comunità locale sta facendo di tutto per vendere cara la pelle e salvare la sua principale attrattiva naturale. «Siamo pronti alla disobbedienza civile - ha promesso Aleksander Mita, dell'Alleanza -Se il progetto sarà realizzato la spiaggia verrà cancellata, si assisterà all'abbattimento di 30mila pini, importanti siti storici ed archeologici subiranno danni irreparabili e le abbondanti riserve di pesce rischieranno di sparire per sempre». La lotta continua, in attesa che la Banca europea per gli investimenti o the World Bank will strike, withdrawing their funding.

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Bank in DRC: development or economic interests?

Luca Manes
article published online by Nigrizia

A Tenke Mining is a huge project for the extraction of copper and cobalt should support the economy of the DRC, according to the European Investment Bank. CRBM complaint: in addition to the environmental impact, the contract is only the interests of Europeans. According to the
Bank European Investment Bank (EIB) is an ideal project to reduce the endemic poverty that afflicts many years the Democratic Republic of Congo. The local government and NGOs in particular - including Italian CRBM - that form the monitoring campaign dell’operato della stessa BEI invece non sono della stessa opinione. Insomma, il Tenke Fungurume Mining Project sta scatenando una serie di controversie che non sembrano destinate a risolversi nello spazio di poco tempo.

Questa volta il nodo della questione non sono solo gli impatti socio-ambientali, che pure sono presenti e di considerevole entità, visto che il progetto comporta la creazione di una gigantesca miniera a cielo aperto da cui dovrebbero essere estratte 115mila tonnellate di rame e 8mila di cobalto.

A lasciare molte perplessità sono soprattutto le modalità contrattuali. Lo scorso maggio l’esecutivo congolese ha annunciato la sua intenzione di rivedere i contratti minerari siglati durante gli ultimi dieci anni, un periodo caratterizzato prima dalla sanguinosa guerra civile che ha mietuto centinaia di migliaia di vittime e poi dall’insediamento di un governo di transizione, rimasto in carica fino alle recenti elezioni. Vari audit della Banca mondiale, diversi studi indipendenti e un rapporto del parlamento congolese hanno messo in discussione la legittimità e correttezza dei contratti, che sono in tutto una sessantina (quello di Tenke è uno dei più importanti).

La Banca Mondiale ha espresso forti dubbi sulle modalità di acquisizione e sui termini del contratto di Tenke, dal momento che, come negli altri accordi, ci sarebbe una pressoché totale mancanza di trasparenza, un conflitto di interessi non dichiarato, payments at least suspect and the introduction of contractual terms that are highly disadvantageous for the Congolese government.

no coincidence that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the export credit agency of the United States, has decided to delay its decision on the financing of Tenke so that we can improve our knowledge on the issue.

The Bank, however, pulls straight on his way. Has already approved a loan of EUR 100 million and does not intend to give too much heed to the concerns raised by international NGOs, which have questioned the real purpose of the project.

"Having decided sul sostegno al progetto prima del completamento del processo di revisione instaurato dall’esecutivo congolese ci sembra un gesto in contrasto con iniziative basate sulla trasparenza e sul buon governo come quella attualmente in atto su Tenke” ha dichiarato Caterina Amicucci della CRBM. “Un brutto segnale, per di più lanciato dalla banca di sviluppo dell’Unione europea” ha aggiunto l’Amicucci.

Nei prossimi mesi vedremo se la troppa fiducia della BEI sarà smentita dai fatti.

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Nelle prossime settimane la costa Atlantica dell'Honduras tornerà protagonista del reality show "L'Isola dei famosi". Tra i concorrenti quest'anno c'è also Astaldi.La second Italian construction company, in fact, has just signed with the Government of the Central OUNTRY P a contract to begin work on the tourist mega-project "Los Micos Beach & resort center" along the Caribbean coast of Bahia de Tela.Un project strongly opposed by local people, the Garifuna people, which will have a devastating impact on the territory, both in the environmental, social and economico.Secondo Astaldi, we spoke by phone, the tourist project will bring "development, wealth and employment "in the region. The company has also invited us, henceforth, to address our concerns and complaints directly to the customer (the Government Honduras), leaving in peace Astaldi. For this reason, we ask you to help make you feel Astaldi its complicity with a project that is economically, socially and environmentally insostenibile.Inviate letter to Alessandra Onorati, Head of Communications and Investor Relations Astaldi a.onorati @ astaldi.com and Mario Iván Casco, Columbus Astaldi in Honduras, secretaria@astaldi.hn , putting a copy honduras@puchica.org


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Vlora sentenced to death

Vlora, known as one of the most beautiful bays in the south-eastern Adriatic and renamed "the Queen of Albania" has been sentenced to death. In 2004, the Albanian government has approved the largest investment in history: an industrial park of 560 acres to be built near the beach, on a pine forest and national park near the lagoon Narta, also protected under the Ramsar Convention on wetlands.

The EIB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and World Bank have offered to finance the project despite the devastating impact that it acts on a single site, such as the Bay of Vlora. The project includes seven facilities for the storage and transmission of oil, a refinery, a thermoelectric power plant for the conversion of the gas conversion. The construction of terminal storage of hydrocarbons was naturally entrusted to an Italian company "The Italian-Romanian oil", rather with an agreement beneficial to businessmen close to the Italian environment Arcore, which provides an exclusive dealership for 30 years with right of renewal for an investment of 12 million.

In 2005, associations and citizens have joined together to form the Alliance for Protection of Vlora Bay "and have quoted the Albanian government for violating Aharus Convention (Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation Decision-making Access to Justice in Environmental Matters).
Following a long investigation and articulate, March 23, 2007, the Commission appeals the Aarhus Convention has declared the Albanian government responsible for not acting in accordance with the principles of the Convention. During these two years the NGO coalition has tried to converse with the EBRD and the World Bank asking to freeze their lending until the Committee had not completed the investigative work. The dialogue with the two institutions has not led to anything and the EBRD has provided to deliver a first tranche of funding.

On April 30, 2007, the Alliance has submitted a request for assistance from the World Bank's inspection teams. Dell'elegibilità After examining the appeal, the request was granted July 18, 2007.

This October, an international delegation of activists will travel to Vlora
to give visibility to each other and to support organizations that Albanians are fighting to save the bay.

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