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Bankwatch input for the review of the European Investment Bank’s energy lending policy

Policy comments | 30 December, 2012 | Download PDF

In Autumn 2012, the European Investment Bank has launched a process of reviewing its energy lending policy in order to align it better with EU climate goals. Bankwatch’s comments lay out the case for fossil fuels to ‘fall out’ of the EIB’s future energy lending policy – and for an overall more ambitious, and substantially more climate-sensitive EIB energy policy.


Urgewalt/Klimaallianz (DE) Comments on EIB energy policy

Policy comments | 28 December, 2012 | Download PDF

In their comments on the upcoming new EIB energy policy the German NGO urgewald and the environmental coalition Klimaallianz focus on issue of coal lending and call for no more public money support for coal fired power plants, neither new plants nor retrofitting.


Counter Balance contribution to the EIB’s energy sector lending policy consultation

Policy comments | 28 December, 2012 | Download PDF

Counter Balance is a coalition of European environmental and development organisations that looks into the European Investment Bank’s financing with a focus on non-EU activities. The submission therefore emphasises this area, yet also comments on the questions of coal, carbon markets and nuclear lending, given the global effects of these energy sources.


Energy Cities submission for the EIB energy policy review

Policy comments | 26 December, 2012 | Download PDF

Energy Cities is the European Association of local authorities inventing their energy future. Their submission to the future EIB energy sector lending policy calls for an acceleration of the transition towards low energy cities with a high quality of life for all.


Involvement of EBRD in Ukraine nuclear sector – Greenpeace action in Kiev

Advocacy letter | 18 December, 2012 | Download PDF

The letter from Greenpeace to the EBRD explains in more detail why Greenpeace has joined Bankwatch’s opposition to the Ukraine nuclear power plant safety upgrade project and has staged a protest action in Kiev in December 2012. Both Greenpeace and Bankwatch fear that some of the crucial arguments are not taken into account by the EBRD staff and Board so far.


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