El Banco Asiático de Desarrollo debe poner fin a su cincuentenaria adicción al carbón

The statement criticizes the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for continuing to fund coal infrastructure despite acknowledging climate change as a threat to poverty mitigation. It highlights the Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Coal plant in India as a primary example of environmental and social harm and calls for the removal of the ADB's legal immunity to allow affected communities to seek justice.

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is identified as the third largest multilateral public financier of coal-based infrastructure projects, having invested over USD 3 billion in such projects over the last ten years.
• The USD 450 million investment in the Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Coal plant in Gujarat, India, resulted in significant environmental damage and health risks for local communities due to a lack of local consultation and failure to manage waste and pollution.
• The Tata Mundra plant is estimated to be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in India, with coal dust contaminating agriculture and infrastructure affecting groundwater and drinking water sources.
• Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific and other social movements demand the removal of the ADB's 'legal immunity for investments' to enable affected people to sue the bank for the impacts of coal financing.
• The document notes that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), despite claiming to be 'green, clean, efficient', considers coal power plants in its energy strategy draft if they replace less efficient existing production.

APA

admin (2017). El Banco Asiático de Desarrollo debe poner fin a su cincuentenaria adicción al carbón. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/el-banco-asiatico-de-desarrollo-debe-poner-fin-a-su-cincuentenaria-adiccion-al-carbon/

Chicago

admin. El Banco Asiático de Desarrollo debe poner fin a su cincuentenaria adicción al carbón. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/es/el-banco-asiatico-de-desarrollo-debe-poner-fin-a-su-cincuentenaria-adiccion-al-carbon/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2017banco, author = {admin}, title = {{El Banco Asiático de Desarrollo debe poner fin a su cincuentenaria adicción al carbón}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/el-banco-asiatico-de-desarrollo-debe-poner-fin-a-su-cincuentenaria-adiccion-al-carbon/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }