Updated Renewable Energy Directive needs built-in biodiversity protection
November 17, 2021
A higher EU renewable energy target may help reduce greenhouse gases, but could also accelerate the biodiversity crisis if not properly managed. To prevent this, support schemes for renewables must be explicitly tied to compliance with EU environmental law.
Will EU stop its investment bank hiding a third of its lending?
November 16, 2021
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is not even willing to commit to matching its peers – the European Bank for Reconstruction and …
Want to make cities climate neutral? Engage residents!
November 11, 2021
As multilateral development banks and national governments in Glasgow debate how cities should reach climate neutrality, they should not overlook the role of effective citizen participation in shaping cities’ future. Activists from Kyiv who successfully fought to protect unique wetlands are an example of how important it is to involve citizens in creating a better future.
EBRD Accountability Mechanism starts a compliance assessment of MHP projects
November 10, 2021
The review is an independent investigation aimed to determine if the Bank has complied with its environmental and social policies in relation to the MHP projects
The EIB cannot become a ‘climate leader’ while failing on transparency
November 10, 2021
The European Investment Bank (EIB) – the financial arm of the EU – is about to approve a new Transparency Policy that will allow the bank to keep hiding information on projects it considers to finance despite their potential impacts on people and the environment.
Unsolved problems of the North-South Corridor (Kvesheti-Kobi) Road Project
November 1, 2021
The North-South Corridor (Kvesheti-Kobi) Road Project is planned to be realized in Georgia. The 23-kilometre Kvesheti-Kobi Road Project is a new section of the North-South Corridor. The construction will impact the Khada Valley, also known as ‘the plac
‘Monstervervuilers’ in Oekraïne krijgen miljoenenleningen, ondanks strenge milieuwetgeving
November 1, 2021
De European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) raakt steeds weer in opspraak. Dat toont dit verhaal van de bouw van een nieuwe vervuilende houtfabriek in Oekraïne.
New report: European Investment Bank hydropower failures necessitate tighter rules
October 21, 2021
The European Investment Bank has financed a series of damaging hydropower projects since 2010 which underline the need to tighten its environmental and social standards, according to a new report published today by CEE Bankwatch Network and EuroNatur.
Joint civil society statement: Making human rights a true priority of the EIB
October 14, 2021
This joint civil society statement prepared by 12 civil society organisations outlines our recommendations for integrating human rights into the EIB’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework, by proposing specific improvements to the Policy a
Kenya energy project exposes the dark side of EU development funds
October 14, 2021
A third of the European Investment Bank (EIB) portfolio in 2020 went through financial intermediaries, a channel that has already enabled …
