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The Big Shift Global Campaign

Calling on the world's biggest public development banks to shift finance out of dirty fossil fuels and into sustainable, renewable energy to provide energy access for all.

Gas is bad economics protest outside the World Bank building in Washington DC
Ajay Banga

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The World Bank is positioning fossil gas as a transition fuel. But this is a false solution. The Bank should champion the transition from fossil dependency to clean, sustainable, renewable energy, putting people and the planet first. The World Bank is lagging behind, and so are its projects.

We have created this video to explain why gas is bad economics, serving private profits above public interests.

Our Demands

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) such as the World Bank manage billions of dollars of public money. They have a mandate to support our futures and shift to a sustainable, renewable energy system. As major funders of fossil fuels and climate destruction, these Banks have a responsibility to lead the way on phasing out fossil fuels and shifting investment to sustainable renewable energy.

Multilateral Development Banks must:

  • Phase out all direct and indirect finance to fossil fuels, including fossil gas, and promote a just transition away from fossil fuels.
  • Promote a Just Transition to 100% renewable energy future and ensure everyone has access to clean, sustainable, safe energy.
  • Establish strong environmental, social, human rights and governance safeguards for the phase out of fossil fuels and the transition to renewable energy including - Full Prior Informed Consent with local communities.
  • Be transparent and accountable about direct and indirect energy finance, the impacts of investments and in measuring emissions from the projects they fund. 

#StopFundingFossils