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A useless sham – Review of the Oyu Tolgoi Copper and Gold Mine Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Publication  |  December 14, 2012

The potentially EBRD supported Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold mine in southern Mongolia project poses significant adverse social and environmental impacts. This in-dept review – based on our own research as well as that of expert reviewers – shows that the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is a non-starter and deeply flawed. The study is complemented by detailed expert analyses in five annexes.

NGOs letter on the EIB’s review process of the Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework

Publication  |  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

Bankwatch Romania warns the European Commission the billion-euro state aid for OEC breaches State aid rules – Business Review

Bankwatch in the media  |  April 19, 2021

Bankwatch Romania and ClientEarth, an international not-for-profit organization of environmental law, have called on the European …

EBRD / EIB energy policy review

Project  |  January 8, 2019

The European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are both reviewing their energy sector lending policies. This is an opportunity to live up to their potential by combating climate change and promoting a sustainable future for all.

Juncker Investment Plan 2 and review of EU budget offer no progress towards Europe’s long-term climate goals

Press release  |  September 15, 2016

What should have been two significant contributions to Europe’s war chest in the fight against climate change will in fact leave the planet short-changed and open the door to even more polluting fossil fuel projects, argue campaigners at Bankwatch, Friends of the Earth Europe and Climate Action Network Europe.

EBRD Energy policy review – no more excuses, rhetoric or finessing

Publication  |  May 10, 2013

Energy is the watchword of the day, as we keep increasing the need for it, no matter the costs, apparently. Well, the costs do matter but they are distorted by subsidies old and new, for fossil fuels and for renewable energy sources, while the global business world is made to feel increasingly insecure by the price of carbon emissions.

EBRD Public Information Policy review should look to EU and US transparency advances

Publication  |  May 10, 2013

This year’s flurry of reviews to EBRD sectoral, country and operational strategies has given civil society organisations plenty to think about and provide input on. However, in the case of at least one of the reviews, we already have a pretty good idea what we will say. Because we’ve said it before – several times.

EU budget review must enhance European climate action

Press release  |  July 7, 2016

The European Commission must listen to the European Parliament calling for an EU budget that works for people and planet – according to CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe and Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe.

A review of EIB’s Energy Lending Criteria

Publication  |  March 28, 2019

The review of Energy Lending Criteria gives the bank the opportunity to align its energy financing with the Paris Agreement and catch up with the rapid developments in the clean energy sector, in order to provide the necessary financial boost for the d

Planned power plants in the Balkans need review as EU adopts tougher pollution standards

Press release  |  April 28, 2017

The European Union has today approved an updated set of binding standards for power plants, which include new, stricter pollution limits. In the Western Balkans, planned new coal capacities are most likely to be affected by the updated regulations.

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