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Climate action at the European Investment Bank: an overview

Briefing | 13 December, 2019 | Download PDF

The EIB had already proclaimed itself the EU’s climate bank long before the vdLeyen EU Commission presented the idea of transforming a part of the Bank into Europe’s Climate Bank. It has been over a decade now since the EIB committed at least 25% of its finance to support the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.


Chinese-financed coal projects in Europe

Briefing | 10 December, 2019 | Download PDF

As coal phase-out is well underway in the European Union, and the international community is mobilizing to tackle the climate crisis, new coal plants are still planned and built in Southeast Europe, courtesy of Chinese financial support.


Comply or close: how Western Balkan coal plants breach air pollution laws and what governments must do about it

Study | 10 December, 2019 | Download PDF

In 2018, pollution control legislation under the Energy Community Treaty finally obliged the Western Balkan countries to start reducing the choking air pollution from their coal power plants. Action was badly needed. In 2016, these 16 plants emitted as


Great exportations: aligning Europe’s export credit agencies with the EU’s pro people and planet policy agenda

Briefing | 20 November, 2019 | Download PDF

This document aims to provide information to Members of the European Parliament about the size, scope and lack of sufficient transparency at the export credit agencies (ECAs). The paper proposes changes to make the ECAs climate- friendly institutions,


What can the new European Parliament expect on the ICT agenda

Briefing | 31 October, 2019 | Download PDF

The production of ICT has a huge impact on the environment, climate change, human rights and working conditions along global supply chains in the Global South. This document aims to provide information to Members of the European Parliament about sustai


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