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Red Lines for a Green Future: Exploring Exclusionary Approaches to Protecting Biodiversity and People

A new report from Friends of the Earth US explores how China’s ECR framework can inspire global financial institutions, particularly Chinese banks, to adopt exclusionary financing policies in their in…
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EXIM Finances $690 million for Malaysia Petrochemicals as US Scrambles to Prove Climate Chops for COP29

The US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) voted to approve a massive financing deal for a petrochemical project in Malaysia, compromising US’ climate pledges in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference (C…
Victory Stories

Fighting for Corporate Accountability

It is critical that investors — and the general public — understands how companies’ activities may be contributing to climate change, what the climate financial risk of their business is, and wh…
Victory Stories

Cutting Fossil Fuel Financing

Fossil fuel financing from those signers is falling drastically, and most signatories have either eliminated or considerably reduced fossil fuel financing.
EXIM fossil fuel projects briefing

The US Export-Import Bank (US EXIM) is considering financing for international fossil fuel projects with lifetime emissions equivalent to more than 5,058,556,750 tonnes CO2e.
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Why is the World Bank Group financing profitable polluters like Standard Bank and Eni?

The World Bank Group (WBG) plays a massive role in directing global economic development, and has the potential to support climate mitigation and adaptation by strategically using public funds. Unfort…
Letter to EXIM on Chafee Amendment

FOE requests that the Secretary of State make a determination pursuant to the Chafee Amendment in the Charter of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Advocates Urge Federal Government to Invoke Its Power Stop Funding Overseas Climate-Changing Projects

Although the Biden Administration has committed to ending all federal funding for overseas fossil fuel projects, EXIM continues to undermine this crucial assurance by providing billions in public fund…
Letter to DFC on IAM draft terms of reference

We are concerned about potential conflicts of interest in Board decisions on the IAM because the DFC CEO is a member of the DFC Board.
Letter to EXIM on Trafigura

We urge EXIM to publicly end all its support for Trafigura and to permanently debar the company from future EXIM support.