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- World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds Tue, 17 Jun 25, 4:00pmTwo-thirds of the biggest 65 banks increased financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024, walking back climate promises
- Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance Mon, 16 Jun 25, 5:59pmIADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries
- UK banks put £75bn into firms building climate-wrecking ‘carbon bombs’, study finds Thu, 1 May 25, 9:00pmExclusive: Britain is key financial hub for destructive fossil fuel mega-projects, according to research
- JP Morgan’s ‘sustainable’ funds invested £200m in mining giant Glencore Sun, 2 Mar 25, 5:00amBacking of Glencore angers campaigners who have highlighted firm’s environmental breaches in South Africa
- Green mortgage clients saving tens of thousands on home loans Mon, 6 Jan 25, 5:44amAn energy-efficient home can save you thousands of dollars in power bills each year, but the initial outlay for solar or batteries is expensive. Luckily, there are a few ways to pay for it.
- Green loans offer cheap option to make houses more efficient Mon, 6 Jan 25, 5:44amAn energy-efficient home can save you thousands of dollars in power bills each year, but the initial outlay for solar or batteries is expensive. Luckily, there are a few ways to pay for it.
- Texas comptroller adds NatWest to list of companies ‘boycotting’ fossil fuel firms Thu, 15 Aug 24, 9:28pmThe bank is latest to be named by officials in the US state, which has law to protect oil and gas sector
- Texas comptroller adds NatWest to list of firms said to be ‘boycotting’ energy companies Thu, 15 Aug 24, 6:36pmThe bank is latest to be named by officials in the US state, which has law to protect oil and gas sector
- Senators accuse JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon of backtracking on climate commitments Thu, 11 Jul 24, 1:45amExclusive: Letter from senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, says JPMorgan may have misled investors and public
- Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals Mon, 13 May 24, 2:00pmAmong world’s top 60 banks those in US are biggest fossil fuel financiers, while Barclays leads way in Europe
- How divestment became a ‘clarion call’ in anti-fossil fuel and pro-ceasefire protests Thu, 25 Apr 24, 12:00amThe divestment movement has a long history among US student activists, including in the overlapping movements of today
- UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies Wed, 27 Dec 23, 6:55pmCampaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels
- Cambridge University reportedly could drop Barclays in favour of greener bank Sun, 17 Dec 23, 10:40amUK lender is a major European funder of oil and gas projects and university has said it does not want to back fossil fuel expansion
- France is Europe’s biggest supporter of ‘carbon bomb’ projects, data shows Tue, 31 Oct 23, 10:16pmFrench banks have financed $154bn to firms running biggest fossil fuel projects since 2015 climate pact
- Banks pumped more than $150bn in to companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects in 2022 Tue, 31 Oct 23, 4:00pmExclusive: Projects that risk 1.5C heating target operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and US banks