Climate Action Network Europe co-signed a letter to the board members of the Green Climate Fund calling for categorical exclusion of export credit agencies (ECA).
Dear Members and Alternate Members of the Board –
We are writing to state our unequivocal opposition to the accreditation of any export credit agency (ECA) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). By design, ECAs are meant to promote exports and job creation in the home country rather than the recipient country. Whether from a developed or developing country, their accreditation would thus be inconsistent with — and may be in direct conflict with — the mission and core principles of the GCF, including promoting country ownership, local sustainable development benefits, the efficient use of GCF resources, and the Fund’s international competitive bidding requirements.
We note that this issue, which was deferred from the last Board meeting, is expected to be raised once again with the consideration of accreditation proposals at the upcoming GCF meeting October 12-14. We thus urge the Board to adopt a decision at its 14th meeting to categorically exclude export credit agencies from accreditation by the GCF.
Thank you for your consideration,
350.org East Asia, Japan
ActionAid USA
ARA, Germany
Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development, Regional
Bolivian Platform on Climate Change, Bolivia
Both ENDS, Netherlands
Bureau for Regional Outreach Campaigns, Russia
CAFOD, UK
Carbon Market Watch, Belgium
CEE Bankwatch, Czech Republic
Censat Agua Viva, Colombia
Center for Biological Diversity, USA
Center for International Environmental Law, USA
Center for Participatory Research and Development, Bangladesh
Centre for Nature Conservation and Development, Cameroon
Change Partnership, Belgium
Climate Action Network – International
Climate Action Network Europe
Climate and Sustainable Development Network, Nigeria
Climate Change Network Nigeria
CNCD-11.11.11, Belgium
Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Peru
Digo Bikas Institute, Nepal
Ecologistas en Acción, Spain
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria
Fern, Belgium
Finance & Trade Watch, Austria
Focus Association for Sustainable Development, Slovenia
Forest Peoples Programme, UK
Friends Committee on National Legislation, USA
Friends of the Earth Australia
Friends of the Earth Canada
Friends of the Earth Malaysia
Friends of the Earth Sierra Leone
Friends of the Earth U.S.
GAIA – Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, International
GegenStroeumng – CounterCurrent, Germany
Gender Action, USA
Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative, Nigeria
Germanwatch, Germany
Global Forest Coalition, Global (offices in Paraguay and Netherlands)
Green Development Advocates, Cameroon
Heinrich Böll Siftung, North America
HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Switzerland
Hivos, Netherlands
Human Rights Forum, India
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, USA
Institute for Policy Studies, USA
Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA), Latin America
Jubilee Debt Campaign, UK
KAMP (Campaign for a Life of Dignity), Philippines
Kitanglad Integrated NGOs, Philippines
Koordinierungsstelle der Österreichischen Bischofskonferenz für internationale Entwicklung und Mission (KOO), Austria
Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, South Korea
Labour, Health and Human Rights Development Centre, Nigeria
Les Amis de la Terre France/Friends of the Earth France
Les Amis de la Terre Togo
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, USA
MISEREOR – the German Catholic Bishops’ Organisation for Development Cooperation, Germany
Mom Loves Taiwan Association, Taiwan
NGO Forum on ADB, Philippines
Nuclear Information and Resource Service, USA
Oil Change International, USA
Oxfam
Pakaid, Pakistan
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, Africa
ParyavaranMitra, India
Pax Natura Foundation, USA
Physicians for Social Responsibility- Philadelphia, USA
Polski Klub Ekologiczny, Poland
Practical Action, UK
Réseau Action Climat – France
Réseau Climat & Développement, France
Re:Common, Italy
Reacción Climática, Bolivia
REFACOF (African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests), Cameroon
Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Sierra Club, USA
Sudanese Environment Conservation Society, Sudan
Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, USA
Sustainable Population Australia
Tebtebba, Philippines
The Corner House, UK
The Development Institute, Ghana
Urgewald, Germany
Utah Moms for Clean Air, USA
WomanHealth Philippines
WWF Switzerland
Zero Waste Europe, Belgium
