BNP Paribas rules out future work with shale and tar sands firms

Madeleine Cuff
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France's biggest listed bank declares it will no longer help shale gas or oil firms with funding or business transactions as part of climate change pledge

French banking giant BNP Paribas has ruled out working with shale gas companies in the future as it seeks to position itself as an enabler of the low-carbon transition. The pledge, made today, will...

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