In fall 2016, civil society organisations working on development and climate change issues had the opportunity to comment on the AIIB’s Energy Sector Strategy. The Strategy will be a cornerstone of operationalizing the AIIB’s commitment to be a ‘lean, green and clean’ investor. Civil society submissions emphasized the importance of supporting Asian countries to transform their energy sectors in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Civil society also highlighted the importance of adopting a binding operational policy on energy. Submissions on the Strategy from BIC and our international partners are linked below.
Click here to see the AIIB Energy Strategy: Sustainable Energy for Asia Issues Note for discussion.
Click here to the AIIB Summary of Comments Received on Energy Issues Note.
Civil society submissions on AIIB Energy Policy:
- Comments on the AIIB Energy Strategy – Joint Submission by Energy Foundation China, China Energy Efficiency Investment and Assessment Committee, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V., International Institute for Energy Conservation, Climate & Strategy Partners, Climate Advisers, November 2016
- Energy Foundation China, Energy Efficiency Investment and Assessment Committee of China Energy Research Society – Notes on Mainstreaming Energy Efficiency in the AIIB, September 2016
- WWF’s Comments on AIIB Energy Strategy: Sustainable Energy for Asia (Issue Note For Discussion), November 2016
- Friends of the Earth US Comments on AIIB Energy Strategy, November 2016
- Friends of the Earth Asia-Pacific (FOE Apac) Comment on the Draft AIIB Energy Strategy, November 2016
- Rivers without Boundaries Coalition and Sosnovka Coalition of Environmental and Indigenous Groups of Siberia and Russian Far East Comments (In Russian)
- Submission from People’s Movement and other CSOs from India
- NGO Forum on ADB’s Critique of “AIIB Energy Strategy: Sustainable Energy for Asia Issues Note for Discussion” (Cover Letter), November 2016
- Comments from UK-based civil society organizations, November 2016
- Submission from Civil Society Organisations of the Central Asian countries, September 2016