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It is time for EBRD to become the lighthouse for fossil-free development banks

Advocacy letter | 24 June, 2021 | Download PDF

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


No time to celebrate: a breakthrough for human rights is needed after 30 years of the EBRD

Study | 21 June, 2021 | Download PDF

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) stands out among multilateral development banks with the commitment of its shareholding countries to the fundamental principles of democracy and respect for human rights. As the EBRD celebrate


New beginnings at 30: can the EBRD leave behind fossil gas to become a bank fit for our future?

Briefing | 16 June, 2021 | Download PDF

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


Problematic measures to be addressed during the ongoing assessment of Recovery and Resilience Plans

Briefing | 9 June, 2021 | Download PDF

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


Joint CSO letter on the TEN-E regulation: Stop the expansion of fossil gas

Advocacy letter | 1 June, 2021 | Download PDF

This advocacy letter aims to express civil society organisations’ concerns on the reintroduction of fossil gas in the revised trans-European infrastructure energy (TEN-E) regulation.  Bankwatch and 53 other CSOs ask governments to vote against the incl