EIB Expands Climate Roadmap with New Funding for Clean Energy, Reforestation, and Women Entrepreneurs at COP30

EIB Expands Climate Roadmap with New Funding for Clean Energy, Reforestation, and Women Entrepreneurs at COP30

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group will unveil a series of climate-focused initiatives at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, strengthening global action on clean energy, biodiversity, and sustainable development. Backed by its Climate Bank Roadmap Phase Two, the EIB will double its adaptation financing to €30 billion and simplify funding access to accelerate green transformation. The Group’s programs also include targeted support for women entrepreneurs in the Amazon, new financing for renewable energy projects across Latin America, and partnerships to promote reforestation and biodiversity protection. These initiatives reaffirm the EU’s leadership in global climate finance and sustainable investment.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 10-Nov-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group is set to announce a broad range of new initiatives aimed at intensifying global efforts to combat climate change and protect biodiversity at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. Running until November 21, the conference will serve as the stage for the EIB Group—which includes the European Investment Fund (EIF)—to launch programs supporting clean energy, reforestation, and women-led projects in the Amazon region.

As the financial arm of the European Union, the EIB Group continues to underpin Europe’s global climate leadership. Among the key announcements are new financing frameworks for renewable energy and electricity grid upgrades across Latin America, initiatives to enhance biodiversity and forest protection in developing economies, and advisory programs helping central banks and financial institutions expand green investment portfolios.

“We are helping to underpin the EU’s international climate leadership by ensuring a strong European voice in Belém and collaborating for a sustainable future,” said EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle, who leads the institution’s delegation to COP30. “COP30 must send a strong signal about the importance of the global green transition and the opportunities it presents.”

The EIB Group’s presence at COP30 also highlights the growing role of multilateral development banks (MDBs) in mobilizing global climate finance. Collectively, MDBs reached a record $137 billion in climate-related financing in 2024—a 10% increase year-on-year—with over $85 billion directed toward low- and middle-income countries. Private climate investments mobilized by MDBs surged 33% to $134 billion during the same period.

The EIB’s latest Climate Bank Roadmap Phase Two, approved on September 30, strengthens this mission with three central pillars: boosting competitiveness and access to affordable clean energy, doubling adaptation financing to €30 billion between 2026 and 2030, and simplifying financial processes to speed up the flow of green funding, particularly for SMEs.

Fayolle emphasized that this next phase will not only enhance Europe’s climate resilience but also provide a model for sustainable economic growth globally. The EIB Group’s agenda and partnerships at COP30 underscore the EU’s continued leadership in green finance and its long-term vision for a sustainable, inclusive future.

Background information  

EIB Group

The European Investment Bank (ElB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union, owned by its Member States. Built around eight core priorities, the EIB finances investments that contribute to EU policy objectives by bolstering climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social infrastructure, the capital markets union and a stronger Europe in a more peaceful and prosperous world. The EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed nearly €89 billion in new financing for over 900 high-impact projects in 2024, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and security.

Since 2024, the EIB Group has made security and defence a strategic priority, revising its lending policy and launching a dedicated Security and Defence Office. In 2025, it aims to allocate €3.5 billion (3.5% of total financing) to defence-related projects. The Group is reviewing around 80 proposals that strengthen EU security, in close coordination with NATO, the European Commission, and other partners.

High-quality, up-to-date photos of the EIB Group’s headquarters for media use are available here.

Background information

The European Investment Bank (ElB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union, owned by its Member States. The EIB finances investments in eight core priorities that support EU policy objectives: climate action and the environment, digitalisation and technological innovation, security and defence, cohesion, agriculture and the bioeconomy, social infrastructure, a stronger Europe in a more peaceful and prosperous world and Europe’s capital markets union.

The EIB Group, which also includes the European Investment Fund (EIF), signed nearly €89 billion in new financing for over 900 high-impact projects in 2024, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and security.

Approximately half of the EIB’s financing within the EU targets cohesion regions, where per-capita income is below the EU average, while almost 60% of annual EIB Group investments support climate action and environmental sustainability.

High-quality, up-to-date photos of the organisation’s headquarters for media use are available here.

About EIB Global

EIB Global is the EIB Group’s specialised arm dedicated to increasing the impact of international partnerships and development finance.  EIB Global is designed to foster strong, focused partnership within Team Europe, alongside fellow development finance institutions, and civil society. EIB Global brings the Group closer to local people, companies and institutions through our offices across the world.

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SOURCE: European Investment Bank