Recourse

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Opaque financial intermediary lending can keep fossil fuel finance flowing despite the Asian Development Bank's climate commitments.

In the latest issue of BankWatch, published by NGO Forum on ADB, Recourse explores how financial intermediary investments can become back doors for fossil fuel finance. The article calls for greater transparency, stronger safeguards and accountability to ensure public finance truly supports a just energy transition.

👉🏽📖 Read the article: https://www.forum-adb.org/bankwatch

We are proud to contribute to the latest issue of BankWatch, published by NGO Forum on ADB.

Alongside partners from across the region, our contributions examine fossil fuel finance, the case of Pakistan's Jamshoro coal plant, and the need for greater accountability in the Asian Development Bank's energy investments.

Together, they make the case for public finance that prioritises communities, transparency and accountability.

👇🏼📖 Read the full issue on NGO Forum website.

📖 The June 2026 issue of BankWatch is out now!

This issue examines the challenges of Asia's energy transition and the role of development finance in shaping a just future.

Featured contributions from -
⛏️ on critical minerals mining
✍️ Recourse on just transition pathways beyond coal
⚖️ ollective on fossil fuel financing through intermediaries
☢️ Nuclear/Coal-Free Bataan Movement on the risks of nuclear energy

Read, share, and help advance the conversation on climate justice, accountability, and people-centered energy solutions.

READ: https://www.forum-adb.org/bankwatch