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@counter_balance

European NGO coalition holding public banks - like the EIB - accountable for public interests.
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Calviรฑo calls the EIB a โ€œsuccess story.โ€ But whose success, when the Bank keeps on financing fossil banks and companies, fossil-based hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage with no real accountability? ๐Ÿ”Ž We break down the speech and main decisions. โ†’

๐Ÿ“ฃ Calviรฑo calls the EIB a โ€œsuccess story.โ€

But whose success, when the Bank keeps on financing fossil banks and companies, fossil-based hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage with no real accountability?

๐Ÿ”Ž We break down the speech and main decisions. โ†’
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๐Ÿšจ Are EU ECAs suitable to drive a just energy transition? New briefing paper by @bothends.bsky.social & Counter Balance examines ECAs governance issues: weak human rights & environmental due diligence, limited public oversight, and blurry development mandate. ๐Ÿ‘‰

๐Ÿšจ Are EU ECAs suitable to drive a just energy transition?  

New briefing paper by <a href="/both_ends/">@bothends.bsky.social</a>  &amp; Counter Balance examines ECAs governance issues: weak human rights &amp; environmental due diligence, limited public oversight, and blurry development mandate.  

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๐Ÿ“‰ The EU proposed a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040. It sounds ambitious โ€” but it falls short of real climate action and opens the door to offsets, dodgy accounting and false solutions. theguardian.com/environment/20โ€ฆ

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๐Ÿ—ž๏ธLa vicenda della SLAPP, dell'azione intimidatoria di #ENI nei confronti del nostro Antonio Tricarico per le dichiarazioni rilasciate a Report รจ finita sulla home page del Guardian. ๐Ÿค”La testata ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง racconta nei particolari tutta la storia, che tanti media mainstream ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น hanno

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธLa vicenda della SLAPP, dell'azione intimidatoria di #ENI nei confronti del nostro <a href="/atricarico72/">Antonio Tricarico</a> per le dichiarazioni rilasciate a <a href="/reportrai3/">Report</a> รจ finita sulla home page del Guardian. 

๐Ÿค”La testata ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง racconta nei particolari tutta la storia, che tanti media mainstream ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น hanno
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๐Ÿšจ EP Adopts 2024 EIB Report It highlights progress, but overlooks serious gaps: fossil fuels financing still continues, affordable housing isnโ€™t truly affordable, and the pressure to finance military and defense, including weapons, is growing. Read ๐Ÿ‘‡ bit.ly/4lovOfB

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๐Ÿค In April, the EIB and the EBRD signed a Mutual Reliance and Cooperation Agreement The agreement raises serious questions about the robustness of safeguards and the institutionsโ€™ ability to uphold accountability in co-financed projects ๐Ÿ”ŽRead our text: bit.ly/3IH807X