Controversial dam project in Georgia abandoned by constructor

October 30, 2018 | Read more

Already mired by controversy, the billion dollar Nenskra hydropower plant is now facing another major hurdle as the company contracted to realize the project is now leaving it.

Bursting bubbles: greens and geeks of the world, unite!

October 26, 2018 | Read more

In the age of fake news, providing fact-based arguments in environmental campaigns is crucial. Bankwatch has reached out to the technology-savvy community, to bring more robustness to the narrative.

EBRD – still fixated on gas despite IPCC warnings

October 15, 2018 | Read more

In its new draft strategy for the energy sector, meant to guide the bank’s lending between 2019-2023, the EBRD gives too much prominence to gas as a so-called “bridging fuel” on the way to decarbonisation – much more prominence than is given to energy savings and even to sustainable renewables.

Open letter to ministers regarding the EU Budget

October 10, 2018 | Read more

This letter was sent to EU ministers ahead of the General Affairs Council regarding the Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020.

The complaints mechanism at the EIB – usable but useless?

October 8, 2018 | Read more

Nearly three years after first announcing it, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has finally presented a new vision for the bank’s complaints mechanism, the body responsible for grievances related to EIB projects and policies.

European public banks continue financing coal bonanza

October 1, 2018 | Read more

The EIB and EBRD have been channelling billions of euros in public money to fossil fuels dependent companies, hampering the international community’s efforts to tackle climate change.