{"id":40219,"date":"2026-09-08T01:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reclaimfinance.org\/site\/?p=40219"},"modified":"2026-09-07T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:51:08","slug":"fueling-extinction-why-the-ecb-must-act-on-the-biodiversity-risks-of-fossil-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reclaimfinance.org\/site\/en\/2026\/09\/08\/fueling-extinction-why-the-ecb-must-act-on-the-biodiversity-risks-of-fossil-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"Fueling extinction: Why the ECB must act on the biodiversity risks of fossil fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#8ac56b;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color4);--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:700;\"><p>The European Central Bank (ECB) recognizes that biodiversity loss and ecosystem breakdown have disastrous consequences for price and financial stability. But does this translate into concrete policies to protect biodiversity from the financial system? Reclaim Finance investigated whether the ECB monetary and supervisory policies enable the financing of 80 companies with fossil fuel activities (ongoing or planned) in some of the most ecologically important areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.5;\">Key findings:<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep- sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#3e3e3e;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:10%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:5px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li>Despite its commitment to integrating nature-related risks, the ECB is fueling biodiversity loss by enabling financing to several companies harming key ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corporate monetary portfolios:<\/strong> <strong style=\"color: #dd2c2c;\">One in 10 bonds<\/strong> in the ECB\u2019s corporate monetary portfolios were tied to companies with fossil fuel activities in critical biodiversity areas as recently as May 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collateral framework:<\/strong> Over the last 18 months, banks could pledge assets as collateral from at least <strong style=\"color: #dd2c2c;\">20 companies<\/strong> known to have fossil fuel activities in critical biodiversity areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Banking supervision:<\/strong> Between 2021 and 2025, 33 major banks supervised by the ECB provided <strong style=\"color: #dd2c2c;\">US$161 billion to 45 companies<\/strong> with fossil fuel facilities that threaten critical biodiversity areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p>If biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are of genuine concern to the ECB, it needs to update its approach to nature and end all support to fossil fuel-related companies which pose a serious threat to key ecosystems. This entails excluding companies with fossil fuel activities in critical biodiversity areas from its monetary policy tools, while also setting expectations for banks under its supervision to end support for these companies.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:30px;--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#8fc84c;--button_border_width-top:2px;--button_border_width-right:2px;--button_border_width-bottom:2px;--button_border_width-left:2px;--button_gradient_top_color:rgba(138,197,107,0);--button_gradient_bottom_color:rgba(138,197,107,0);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#8fc84c;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#8fc84c;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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