Les banques doivent s’abstenir de financer de nouvelles centrales électriques au gaz

Reclaim Finance asserts that new gas power plants are incompatible with climate goals due to methane emissions and declining demand. It argues that future conversions to hydrogen or CCUS are unrealistic and that existing fossil plant capacity is sufficient for seasonal flexibility. The document criticizes the top 60 global banks for lacking specific electricity sector policies and calls for a 6:1 financing ratio in favor of sustainable power by 2030.

• New gas power plants are not a viable decarbonization solution because methane, the primary component of gas, has a warming potential 83 times higher than CO2 over 20 years and contributes to approximately 30% of global temperature increases since the industrial revolution.
• The construction of new gas plants is inconsistent with IEA projections, which expect fossil gas demand to peak before 2030 across all scenarios, including the Stated Policies (STEPS) scenario.
• Arguments for building new gas plants based on future conversion to hydrogen, biogas, biomethane, or the addition of carbon capture (CCUS) are deemed unrealistic due to the gap between gas consumption volumes and available alternative fuels, as well as the failure of CCUS to deliver.
• Existing fossil power plant stocks are sufficient to provide necessary seasonal flexibility, as renewables are projected to meet 95% of electricity demand growth.
• None of the 60 largest global banks evaluated in the Sustainable Power Policy Tracker have published a specific sector policy for electricity supply that directs financing toward a credible net-zero trajectory, including a ban on new gas plant financing.

APA

Martin, L. (2025). Les banques doivent s’abstenir de financer de nouvelles centrales électriques au gaz. Reclaim Finance. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/03/17/les-banques-doivent-sabstenir-de-financer-de-nouvelles-centrales-electriques-au-gaz/

Chicago

Martin, Léo. Les banques doivent s’abstenir de financer de nouvelles centrales électriques au gaz. Reclaim Finance, 2025. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/03/17/les-banques-doivent-sabstenir-de-financer-de-nouvelles-centrales-electriques-au-gaz/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{martin2025les, author = {Martin, Léo}, title = {{Les banques doivent s’abstenir de financer de nouvelles centrales électriques au gaz}}, publisher = {Reclaim Finance}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/2025/03/17/les-banques-doivent-sabstenir-de-financer-de-nouvelles-centrales-electriques-au-gaz/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }