'Deeply disturbing': Just 35 banks have handed $2.7tr to fossil fuels since 2015, study finds

Michael Holder
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Major study backed by 250 NGOs and environmental organisations claims financing for fossil fuels has risen every year since the Paris Agreement was signed

Just 35 banks around the world have together financed fossil fuel projects to the tune of over $2.7tr over the four years since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, a major new study has found, once...

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