NGOs letter on the EIB’s review process of the Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework
June 24, 2021
This joint advocacy letter, endorsed by 35 environmental CSOs, urge the European Investment Bank (EIB) to ensure a meaningful public consultation process during the ongoing Bank’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework review. We call on Ban
It is time for EBRD to become the lighthouse for fossil-free development banks
June 24, 2021
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has the opportunity to help avert climate breakdown by putting itself at the heart of the global transition to a carbon-free economy. This joint state
Corona-Aufbauhilfen: Brüssel winkt Deutschlands Plan durch
June 23, 2021
Am Dienstag verkündete EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen die positive Bewertung des deutschen Aufbauplans. Kritiker*innen sehen darin jedoch eine grüne Mogelpackung – wie auch in den Plänen anderer EU-Länder.
Recovery plans fall short of EU green spending goals, campaigners warn
June 23, 2021
As the European Commission starts endorsing national recovery plans submitted by EU countries, campaigners are growing concerned that the …
European bank challenged on human rights credentials
June 21, 2021
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has struggled to prevent the billions of euros it lends each year from supporting autocratic regimes, finds a new report from civil society groups released on the eve of the bank’s thirtieth annual shareholder meeting.
Commission must apply spending rules to EU recovery funds before greenlighting national plans
June 17, 2021
The European Commission has released its first assessments of how Member States plan to spend from EUR 672 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility, and Bankwatch urges the Commission to ensure that commitments for spending on climate and biodiversity protection are met before the plans are approved.
New beginnings at 30: can the EBRD leave behind fossil gas to become a bank fit for our future?
June 16, 2021
This report analyses the EBRD’s energy-related operations across the first two years of the Bank’s new Energy Sector Strategy (ESS) (2019-2020). This initial period of the ESS’s implementation is also compared to the previous ESS implementation period
Member states under fire for backing ‘blended’ hydrogen and fossil gas
June 14, 2021
Source: Member states under fire for backing ‘blended’ hydrogen and fossil gas
Zero hour for energy ministers to halt the expansion of Europe’s fossil gas network
June 10, 2021
Calls to curtail the expansion of fossil gas infrastructure are mounting, and on Friday (11 June) EU energy ministers have a chance to ensure Europe’s cross-border energy infrastructure is in line with the leadership role it has taken in the global effort to stem the climate crisis
Problematic measures to be addressed during the ongoing assessment of Recovery and Resilience Plans
June 9, 2021
This briefing provides a compilation of assessments of recovery plans submitted to the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The document was prepared in cooperation with Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, EuroNatur and the European Environmental Bureau
