Fool’s Gold
May 21, 2019 1:44 pmThis 2019 report takes a close look at eight European financial institutions with the most significant ties to the eight most polluting utilities in Europe.
Categories for Finance/Renewables
Unicredit briefing
April 11, 2019 1:34 pmThe bank UniCredit is one of the last ones in the EU that is still involved in providing loans to many European energy companies that mine or burn coal.
EBC No-coal policy principles for financiers
July 18, 2019 1:28 pmThe principles in this briefing are intended to guide financial institutions and to align portfolios with the UN Paris Climate Agreement.
EÜAŞ – A briefing for investors
February 7, 2020 1:15 pmEÜAŞ (Electricity Generation Company) founded in 2001. This briefing summarises the electricty production of EÜAŞ in Turkey.
The coal break-up
February 26, 2019 1:08 pmHow financial institutions are phasing-out support to European coal utilities. The key power utilities in Europe that need an urgent transformation.
A close-not-sell briefing for financial institutions
March 9, 2020 12:39 pmThis briefing shows how the sale of coal power plants to different owners brings no real benefit in terms of emission reductions.
Stop the money. Save the future.
January 21, 2020 1:12 pmThe fossil businesses are being handed nearly $5 trillion in subsidies each year, they cannot survive without investors, banks, and costly insurance.
The French banks behind RWE’s destruction
July 10, 2019 8:06 amGerman energy company RWE is the largest polluter in Europe. Its coal-fired power plants emit more than 100 million tonnes of CO2 per year, the equivalent of the cumulative emissions of Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal.
Fortum AGM: Uniper investment makes Finnish state-controlled utility a top ten polluter in Europe
March 26, 2019 6:43 amHelsinki, 26 March 2019 - Finland’s state-owned Fortum is now responsible for hundreds of premature deaths and other potent health impacts from coal across Europe, thanks to its increasing investments in German energy company Uniper, according to new modelling from Europe Beyond Coal and Greenpeace Nordic.