World Commission on Dams / Letters

(A similar letter has been sent to the following buyers of carbon credits from Chinese hydros: ENEL, EDF Trading Limited, ICECAP, CAMS AB Sweden, RWE Power AG, MGM Carbon Portfolio, Kommunalkredit, EcoSecurities, Energy Systems International, Eco Energia, Endesa Generacion SA, CDCF, Factor Consulting, IXIS, Int System Energy Corporation, Arreon Carbon, Sindicatum Carbon Capital International, KfW, Ecoinvest, ICF, ESI BV, WBCF, CCAN)

International Rivers sent this letter to West LB, one of the largest German private banks, suggesting that West LB should integrate the World Commission on Dams recommendations into their social-and environmental policies.

Please note that this letter is written in German.

 

Dear Ms. Schneider,

Thank you for your note of July 28 and the attached letter concerning the WB EIB Carbon Fund for Europe and hydro power projects. I refer you to the frequently asked questions on our website: www.carbonfinance.org, and the World Bank’s position on the report of the WCD at: www.worldbank.org, which should provide the information you are seeking.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Peter Reiniger
Business Group Director
Energy and Telecommunication

Ann Kathrin Schneider
International Rivers Network
Berlin Office
Reichenbergerstr.81
10999 Berlin
Germany

Dear Mrs. Schneider,

Mr. Odin Knudsen
Senior Manager, World Bank Carbon Finance
The World Bank
Washington, DC

Dear Mr. Knudsen

We note with interest your decision to develop a World Bank–European Investment Bank Carbon Fund for Europe.

We are certain that you are aware of the adoption of the Linking Directive by the European Union in 2004, regulating the admission of CDM credits into the EU’s emissions trading scheme (EU ETS). The directive stipulates that credits from hydropower projects exceeding 20 MW can only enter the EU ETS if the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams final report are respected during the development of such projects.

To:

Minister Jürgen Tritten
Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety

Dear Minister Tritten,

From:

Jürgen Tritten
Federal Minister
Member of the Bundestag

Dear Mr. Maier, dear Jürgen,

To:

Minister Jürgen Tritten
Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety

Ms. Heidemarie Wieczorek–Zeul
Federal Minister for Development Cooperation

Dear Minister Tritten,
Dear Minister Wieczorek–Zeul,

18 months after the launch of the WCD's final report the 12 Commissioners wrote to World Bank President James Wolfensohn to express concern that the draft of the Bank's new water strategy advocates increased funding for water megaprojects while largely ignoring the WCD's findings and recommendations. The Commissioners urged Wolfensohn