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2018/10/28

UK Government climate targets branded ‘laughable’ as UK Export Finance supports new oil refineries abroad

(Global Witness, London, 10 October 208) On the week that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its report on the scale of the challenge to limit the dangers of climate change, the near-simulanteous announcement of new UK Government support for oil and gas abroad has been...

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Country: United Kingdom ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF) Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables, Transparency

2018/09/30

The South African ECA that can invest billions in public money on shadowy projects

(Daily Maverick, Johannesburg, 3 September 2018) The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) uses public funds for international projects it chooses to invest in. Right now, the agency is considering lending a part of $14-billion needed by US energy company Anadarko for a...

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Country: Canada, China, Italy, Japan, South Africa, USA ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A. Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency

2018/07/28

Federal US Judge says Dakota Access developer can't sue BankTrack

(Tampa Bay Times, Bismark, 26 July 2018) A federal judge has ruled that the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline has no claim under federal racketeering law for damages against a Dutch environmental group that urged banks not to finance the $3.8 billion project. U.S. District Judge Billy...

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Country: Netherlands, USA Issue: Climate Change, Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency Member: Bank Track

2017/10/31

French ECA BPI joins other ECAs in support of controversial Yamal LNG arctic project

(ECA Watch, Ottawa, 30 October 2017) French ECA BPI has announced a €350 million guarantee contract with TechnipFMC for the development of the controversial $27 billion Yamal LNG project in Russia's far north. German Japanese,...

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Country: China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden ECAs: COFACE, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, EXIM Bank China, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A. Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency