MDBs' & Member States' Climate Legal ObliGations Campaign
Drs. Lorenzo & Lin's MDB & Member States' Climate Change Legal Obligations Opinion
Click Here for Drs. Lorenzo and Lin's November 7, 2025 Independent Legal Opinion commissioned by BCA on the Climate Change Obligations of IFC, IBRD, ADB, and their Member States under international law and their failures to meet these obligations.
First-of-its-kind opinion lays out World Bank, ADB and shareholders’ obligations under international law
Click Here for Nov. 19, 2025 Global Capital Article by Jon Hay detailing the significance of Drs. Lorenzo and Lin's Opinion, and BCA and CSOs' efforts at WBG and ADB to align these MDB's and their member states with the climate change legal obligations in the Opinion.
Requests to WBG, Asian Development Bank, and their member states below
Five more MDBs receive scholars’ opinion saying international law requires high climate standards
The opinion argues major multilateral lenders —and their shareholder governments — risk violating international law if they continue financing fossil fuel projects.
Click Here for March 5, 2026 Global Capital Article by Jon Hay detailing BCA and 33 CSOs requests to IDB Group, EBRD, AIIB, AfDB, EIB, and their member states to meet their climate change legal obligations under international law detailed in Drs. Lorenzo and Lins' Opinion.
Requests to IDB, AIIB, AfDB, EBRD, EIB & their Member States below
The opinion argues major multilateral lenders —and their shareholder governments — risk violating international law if they continue financing fossil fuel projects.
The opinion argues major multilateral lenders —and their shareholder governments — risk violating international law if they continue financing fossil fuel projects.
Click Here for March 5, 2026 Devex Article by Jesse Chase-Lubitz covering the Scholars' Legal Opinion and BCA and CSOs' Requests to Inter-American Development Bank, African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, and their Member States.
News Podcast on Importance of the MDB Legal Climate Opinion, and what BCA is Doing to Align MDBs & their member states with their climate change legal obligations.
Nov. 21 Global Capital News Podcast here @ minute 12:44: Meanwhile, an NGO in the US is applying pressure to multilateral development banks to change the way they assess energy project financing to consider environmental factors. We explain why the legal opinion the campaign has generated matters, what it says and how MDBs may react..
BCA & 17 CSOs' Nov. 18, 2025 Requests to Asian Development Bank & its Member States
Click here for letter requesting Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its member states amend ADB’s suite of climate policies to meet their climate change legal obligations as detailed in the November 7, 2025 independent legal opinion from scholars Dr. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo and Dr. Jolene Lin.
BCA & 15 CSOs' November 18, 2025 Requests to the World Bank Group & its Member States
Click here for letter requesting the World Bank Group (WBG) and its member states amend WBG’s suite of climate policies to meet their climate change legal obligations as detailed in the November 7, 2025 independent legal opinion from scholars Dr. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo and Dr. Jolene Lin.
BCA & 13 CSOs' Jan. 9, 2026 Requests to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development & its Member States
Click here for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) GET 2030 Strategy letter requesting EBRD and its member states amend EBRD’s suite of climate policies to meet their climate change legal obligations as detailed in the November 7, 2025 independent legal opinion from scholars Dr. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo and Dr. Jolene Lin.
BCA & 11 CSOs' March 3, 2026 Requests to African Development Bank & its Member States
Click here for letter requesting the African Development Bank (AfDB) and its member states align AfDB's suite of climate policies and investments to meet their climate change legal obligations as detailed in the November 7, 2025 independent legal opinion from scholars Dr. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo and Dr. Jolene Lin.
BCA & 16 CSOs' March 3, 2026 Requests to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank & its Member States
Click here for letter requesting the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and its member states align AIIB's suite of climate policies and investments to meet their climate change legal obligations as detailed in the November 7, 2025 independent legal opinion from scholars Dr. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo and Dr. Jolene Lin.
BCA & 12 CSOs' March 3, 2026 Requests to Inter-American Development Bank & its Member States
Click here for letter requesting the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) and its member states align IDB's suite of climate policies and investments to meet their climate change legal obligations as detailed in the November 7, 2025 independent legal opinion from scholars Dr. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo and Dr. Jolene Lin.
BCA & 14 CSOs' March 3, 2026 Requests to European Investment Bank & its Member States
Click here for letter requesting the European Investment Bank (EIB) and its member states align AIIB's suite of climate policies and investments to meet their climate change legal obligations as detailed in the November 7, 2025 independent legal opinion from scholars Dr. Johanna Aleria P. Lorenzo and Dr. Jolene Lin.
Media KITS & PReSS Releases
BCA's November 19, 2025 Press Release & Media Kit
Click here for BCA Press Release on (1) the Scholar's MDB Climate Legal Opinion; (2) BCA's and 21 CSOs requests to World Bank Group (WBG), Asian Development Bank and their member states requesting WBG, ADB, and their member states amend their suite of climate change policies to align with their climate change legal obligations under inter
Click here for BCA Press Release on (1) the Scholar's MDB Climate Legal Opinion; (2) BCA's and 21 CSOs requests to World Bank Group (WBG), Asian Development Bank and their member states requesting WBG, ADB, and their member states amend their suite of climate change policies to align with their climate change legal obligations under international law as the Scholars' Opinion Provides; and (3) quotes from Civil Society about the importance of the Opinion.
March 5, 2026 Press Release & Media Kit
Click here for Press Release on (1) the Scholar's MDB Climate Legal Opinion; (2) BCA's and 33 CSOs requests to IDB Group, AIIB, AfDB, EBRD, EIB and their member states requesting these MDBs and their member states align their investments and their suite of climate change policies to align with their climate change legal obligations under
Click here for Press Release on (1) the Scholar's MDB Climate Legal Opinion; (2) BCA's and 33 CSOs requests to IDB Group, AIIB, AfDB, EBRD, EIB and their member states requesting these MDBs and their member states align their investments and their suite of climate change policies to align with their climate change legal obligations under international law as the Scholars' Opinion Provides; and (3) quotes from Civil Society about the importance of the Opinion.
DRS. LORENZO & LIN MDB & MEMBER STATES CLIMATE LEGAL OPINION
