EIB at the UN Climate Change Conference – COP 25

The environment mostly benefits from digital technology, but our virtual activity hides the real digital climate impact. Can high-tech industries guard against it?

The European Union’s push to decarbonise makes the climate energy transition  a massive opportunity to modernise industry, create jobs and promote growth

With better urban transport carbon emissions will drop and our air will be healthier. Here’s how we can head further down the road to the cities — and the climate — of the future.

Now that ‘green’ is on the path to a clearer definition at last, green loans and green bond markets can chart a more reliable path towards a low-emission, climate-resilient and environmentally friendly future

How the European Investment Bank finances the transition to a more carbon-neutral energy mix

If you’re looking for a smart, quick way to cut emissions and reduce utility bills, here’s one path to energy efficiency savings.

Nature is our best ally in delivering a liveable world to future generations. To tackle climate change biodiversity provides answers that can buy time for innovation and economic transformation

In development, climate solutions build the tools that help countries adapt to climate change, including extreme weather events that can damage existing infrastructure

We need to make blue economy investment a priority to protect the oceans from plastics and waste. Here’s a range of project and policy initiatives that will do just that

To fight climate change food has to be produced more efficiently. Here’s how data and technology can make our food choices environmentally friendly

The findings, interpretations and conclusions do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Investment Bank.

Urban climate adaptation is the next step for cities that need to protect themselves—and their citizens—against the inevitable effects of climate change. Here are some ideas about how to do it.

The EU bank urban development story rounds off our series on European cities with the key role of the European Investment Bank in transforming the places where we live

Is there a link between climate action and development cooperation? Watch Europe Aid expert Gisela Campillo explain why climate action now plays an integral part in any development projects.

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Can investments protecting biodiversity be profitable? For Martin Berg the answer is obvious!

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It is important to facilitate a just transition for those facing the greatest challenge. EIB Director General Projects Christopher Hurst tells us more about what a just transition means and how the EU bank can help!

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Overfishing, pollution and rising temperatures are threatening our oceans. They have absorbed 20-30% of the global greenhouse gas emissions since the 80s. We asked Justin Mundy from the World Resources Institute why is the wellbeing of the oceans important in fighting Climate Change.

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What does supporting green entrepreneurship mean in practice? Watch Peter Coveliers rise to the COP25 in 25 seconds challenge and find out how the EIF can be part of the answer!

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The EIB approaches climate change risks at project, counterpart and portfolio level, aiming to increase the resilience of its projects. But what are the different kind of risks involved? Watch EIB climate change specialist Wouter Meindertsma explain it in 25 seconds

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We have a guest speaker in our COP25 in 25 seconds series! We asked Bertrand Piccard, Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation how to support the losers in the transition to a low carbon future.

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We must be bold! EIB Head of Environment, Climate and Social Policy M. Scatasta starts with a strong opening statement when asked how MDBs can help countries deliver on the Paris Agreement. What else does she have to say? Watch the video

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Can economies be competitive and green at the same time? Not only they can but they need to be!

What is required to get there? Who are the different actors involved? Watch what EIB Head of Economic Studies Pedro De Lima has to say about it.

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Do cities have a role to play in tackling the climate emergency?

We caught up with EIB Director of Environmental and Sustainable Territorial Development Werner Schmidt, who is making a compelling case in the cities’ role to fight.

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Can the concept of building climate resilience be explained in 25 seconds? EIB Chief Climate Change Expert Nancy Saich is up to the challenge. But will she succeed?

Find out in the video!

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Do you think the connection between waste management and climate action can be explained in 25 seconds?

Watch EIB expert Kristin Lang explain how waste management is an opportunity to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the benefits to transition to a circular economy.

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In November 2019, the EIB Board of Directors approved a new set of targets for climate action and environmental sustainability. Learn about these new goals in our video!

The European Investment Bank is financing climate projects across Latin America to counter climate change by helping the globe transition to a low carbon future and building climate resilience. Discover these different projects in our video!

Alongside its partners, the EIB is investing in funds that foster the conservation and recovery of our natural habitats, such as the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund or the Althelia Climate Fund. Discover the breathtaking landscapes they are protecting in this video.

The EU Bank publishes its new Energy Lending Policy! It reflects our climate ambition, our plan to phase-out fossil fuels and to ultimately achieve Europe's decarbonisation by 2050. EIB Vice-President Andrew McDowell explains the new energy focus of the European Investment Bank.

 

The President of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer, discusses how the EIB's energy lending is helping to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy at the Financing the Energy Transition event organised by the Atlantic Council, on the margins of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings. Find out more on the news and read the speech

Did you know that 2/3 of the world's greenhouse gas comes from energy production? Bill Gates and the EIB are proud to support Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe fund to bring innovative energy technologies to the market.

Local partners to help tackle waste and protect the oceans in the area. Discover this project in our video! Find out more about the Global Climate City Challenge.

Countries and communities in the Caribbean are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Here's how the MDBs are working together to help tackle that. We’re supporting the Caribbean Development Bank in it’s important climate resilience development programme.

Ever wondered what it feels like to work as a waste picker in Argentina? Experience this through virtual reality at our European Development Days stand between the 18-19th of June in Brussels. Put on the VR goggles and get instantly transported to Argentina to listen to waste pickers talk about their daily work and discover how the financing from the European Investment Bank and the European Commission, alongside the Inter-American Development Bank, will soon drastically change their lives as well as the landscape of waste management in the province of Jujuy by 2022.

6 months ago we signed a project to install solar panels on hundreds of Palestinian school rooftops. Today, we celebrate the inauguration of the project which will provide enough clean and reliable energy to power 16,000 houses across the West Bank.

For the first time in Africa, more than 1000 schools and health centers across the Gambia are soon going to be powered by renewable energy, thanks to the financial backing from the European Investment Bank and the World Bank Group. Discover how this will help improve lives in rural areas of the country.

Hear how developing countries are working to protect their economies—and their people—from climate change in our climate podcast development episode

Hear how agriculture can feed a growing population and cut its impact on global warming in our climate podcast agriculture episode

Hear how urban planners are confronting the effects of global warming on our climate podcast adaptation episode

A myth-busting podcast  takes on the environmental impact of your fear of the dark in the first episode of a new series

Forget the dystopian images of overcrowded, polluting cities. When urban life is well-planned and well-managed it’s better for the environment than country living.

For the future of energy, we need to be sure that our supply is secure and that we use it efficiently. Three projects in Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Romania illustrate how the EU bank is financing projects Help achieve these goals.

Energy efficiency loans help big laundry company and other firms modernise and reduce consumption

How a German environmental regeneration brought nature back to one of Europe’s most polluted waterways, the Emscher River

Major electricity provider sets up charging infrastructure across Italy, hoping to reduce ‘range anxiety’ and encourage greater use of electric vehicles

Our climate strategy defines our mission: to play a leading role in mobilising the finance needed to achieve the worldwide commitment to keep global warming below 2˚C.

As the EU bank, we understand the need to promote environmental goals in both developed and developing countries.

Assessing citizens’ perception of climate change and their expectations on climate action