Fran Witt

What Public Finance Institutions Can Learn from the JETPs: A Wake-Up Call for Country Platforms Amid the escalating global climate and energy crises, a new approach to development finance emerged in recent years: JETPs – Just Energy Transition Partnerships. These are multistakeholder initiatives...

Just Energy Transition Partnerships were touted as innovative instruments of progress. Yet behind the grand rhetoric lies a more complex and cautionary tale for public financiers.

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#JETPs #JustEnergyTransition #LongRead

23.05.2025 07:51 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Technical assistance: A small share of Asian Development Bank financing, but a huge influence on economic policies and energy pathways in developing countries

It's time the @adb.org excluded #FossilGas from all forms of financing

Read the briefing 📑 bit.ly/ADB-TA25 #ADBNews
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06.05.2025 08:56 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1

Despite the Asian Development Bank's commitment global climate goals, its technical assistance is still supporting #FossilGas — a highly polluting fossil fuel that is risky for economies, communities and the environment.

📽️ Rajneesh Bhuee #ADBAnnualMeeting @adb.org
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07.05.2025 12:43 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

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The Asian Development Bank has committed substantial funding to renewables 💰, but much of this is high-risk or unclear projects, and may prolong fossil fuel reliance ⚠️

A new assessment of the bank's progress on the just energy transition is available now: bit.ly/BoR-25

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05.05.2025 10:47 — 👍 2    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Reframing the Future: Reflections from the World Bank and IMF Spring… | Fran Witt As the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and IMF wrap up, those of us engaging from civil society – whether in Washington D.C. or remotely – are reflecting on a week that felt far from ‘business...

After a busy week at the WorldBank & IMF with civil society here are our @re-course.org takeaways on #climate, #energy,#debt & #accountability.

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27.04.2025 11:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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Effective? Efficient? 🤔

An effective, efficient World Bank Group would be fully transparent and accountable in all of its investments

⚖️ and have measures in place to prevent harm and provide timely remedy to affected communities.

#WBGmeetings #DeliverTheRemedies #HumanRights

23.04.2025 12:28 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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🌍 #WBGMeetings Civil Society Policy Forum

Africa stands at a crossroads in its energy transition. Can #Mission300 turn on the switch for the people who need it most?

📍World Bank HQ I Building 2-220, Washington DC
🗓️ 25 April, 9-10:30am

Details in the flyer below. Livestream available on the day.

20.04.2025 06:39 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0