COP24 Overnight Briefing: Major banks align loan portfolios with climate goals

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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks at COP24 on Tuesday | Credit: UN Climate Change
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks at COP24 on Tuesday | Credit: UN Climate Change

All the latest from the climate summit underway in Katowice

Major banks align loan portfolios with climate goals Following on from the World Bank's promise on Monday to double its climate financing to $200bn over the next five years, major finance institutions...

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