The European Banking Federation (EBF) has responded to the European Commission’s open public consultation on the forthcoming European Climate Resilience Framework, setting out measures it sees as necessary to strengthen climate resilience and support sound investment decisions. The submission calls for stronger prevention frameworks with clearer risk ownership at municipal and regional levels, and more stable, predictable adaptation policies with clear targets, timelines and funding streams. It also argues for public access to harmonised, user-friendly location- and asset-specific data on climate vulnerabilities, including forward-looking information and centralised registries, alongside strengthened national and local adaptation plans with an investment focus and pipelines of investment-ready projects. The EBF highlights the need to embed climate resilience into infrastructure-intensive sectors such as energy, transport and buildings, bolster local implementation capacity, expand advisory support for households and SMEs, and improve access to preventive resilience funding via EU and national mechanisms and public-private partnerships, complemented by greater capital-market readiness and standardised templates to finance resilience at scale.
European Banking Federation 2026-03-02
European Banking Federation submits response to European Commission consultation on the European Climate Resilience Framework
The European Banking Federation (EBF) has submitted feedback to the European Commission's consultation on the European Climate Resilience Framework, advocating for enhanced prevention frameworks and stable adaptation policies. The EBF emphasizes the need for public access to harmonized climate vulnerability data, strengthened adaptation plans, and improved funding mechanisms. It also calls for embedding climate resilience in infrastructure sectors and expanding advisory support for households and SMEs.