“It’s a clear signal that the Asian Development Bank is finally, finally moving away from coal.”
By Heinrich Boell Stiftung Staff, Rayyan Hassan, Heinrich Boell Stiftung
In May 2021 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) made headlines around the world with the news to exit coal. This was seen as a victory for civil society, especially to the NGO Forum on ADB, an Asian-led network of 250 civil society organizations, and said to bring much-delayed justice for all the affected communities across Asia affected by coal projects.
