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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Non-fossil to fossil energy ratio and scaling up climate investment in all sectors
| Paris alignment | Reasoning |
|---|---|
| Some progress | For every $1 the EBRD provides to fossil fuels, $2.1 goes to renewables & $0.4 goes to T&D between 2016-2019. |
Explanation
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) exceeded its 2020 “green” finance target in 2019 but this has dropped due to the banks response to COVID-19 in 2020. This green finance includes financing to other environmental benefits other than climate mitigation and adaptation, and therefore is different and wider than the joint MDB definitions of climate finance.
It has had one of the highest levels of climate finance as a percentage of its total portfolio since 2013.
Its record on adaptation financing is relatively poor, and like the IFC this may be due to its private sector focus. However like the IFC it could improve its performance in this area.
Oil Change International (2018) Shift the Subsidies database
Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks Climate Finance (2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2013)
This work is funded by Good Energies Foundation.
Last Update: July 2022