The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for 2026–2030 that aims to mobilise at least €150 billion in cumulative green financing over the next five years. The target includes both the bank’s direct investments and private capital mobilised through its projects.

According to the EBRD, the €150 billion goal represents a minimum level of investment that the institution intends to exceed as demand for climate-related financing continues to grow.

 

Expanding Climate And Green Investments

 

Under the new strategy, the EBRD will continue allocating at least 50 percent of its total annual investment volume to green projects, a target the bank also achieved in 2025.

The institution plans to expand investments that strengthen climate resilience while also exploring nature-positive investments designed to protect ecosystems and biodiversity.

Since launching its green investment framework in 2006, the EBRD has financed more than €75 billion in environmental and climate-related projects across its regions.

EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso said the strategy reflects increasing demand from businesses and governments seeking financial support for their energy transition efforts.

 

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Renewable Energy And Sectoral Priorities

 

The bank’s strategy focuses on six core sectors including energy, industry, agrifood systems, transport, urban infrastructure and financial systems.

One key objective is to significantly expand renewable energy capacity supported by the bank. The EBRD aims to triple the renewable capacity it finances or facilitates between 2023 and 2030 compared with the period from 2010 to 2022.

If achieved, this would add approximately 35 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity over the decade.

 

Supporting Transition Plans In Financial Institutions

 

Beyond infrastructure investments, the EBRD also plans to accelerate the adoption of climate transition plans among the banks it finances.

The institution aims to triple the number of its client banks implementing formal transition plans by 2030. This would raise coverage from roughly 20 percent of client banks in 2025 to more than 60 percent within five years.

Such plans are intended to help financial institutions align lending portfolios with long-term climate goals while supporting decarbonisation across the wider economy.

 

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Rising Demand For Climate Finance

 

Demand for green investment across EBRD regions is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. The bank estimates that green-related financing needs across its markets could exceed €500 billion by 2030, roughly five times current levels.

Global climate investment needs are even higher. A 2024 report from the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance estimated that approximately $6.5 trillion in annual investment will be required by 2030 to meet climate and nature goals, with much of that funding needed in developing economies.

 

Multilateral Banks Take Larger Role

 

Recent reductions in development aid from several major donor countries have increased attention on multilateral development banks as key drivers of climate investment.

Institutions such as the EBRD are increasingly expected to mobilise private sector capital to fill funding gaps for energy transition and climate resilience projects.

The EBRD currently operates across 43 economies spanning Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and is owned by 77 countries alongside the European Union and the European Investment Bank.