This map shows renewable energy investments between 2007 and 2010. The greener the area, the more money has been invested in renewables. Click a region to see the break-down of renewable and fossil fuel investment.

We find that EIB investments in renewables disproportionately favour the old EU Member States, while fossil fuel investments are still very much prevalent in central and eastern Europe and the rest of the world. In the case of the EBRD, renewable investments in EU countries outweigh those in non-EU countries. This is problematic because while all countries in which the EBRD invests sorely need green investments, non-EU countries don't receive the same push as their new Member State counterparts from commitments to EU renewable energy targets.

The EIB has often said that its green lending is spearheading solutions to the climate crisis, but at the same time the EIB invests nearly the exact same amount in fossil fuels. Part of the solution or part of the problem?

The EBRD can boast a strong energy efficiency portfolio, but while reducing greenhouse gas emissions for some projects, the EBRD still finances fossil fuelled power generation that negates these climate savings.

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