'Game changer': French bank Crédit Agricole to ditch EU coal by 2030

Michael Holder
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Banking giant to publish new independently-verified climate strategy aligned with the Paris Agreement in 2020

French bank Crédit Agricole has said it will stop investing in thermal coal production in EU and OECD countries by 2030, as it pledged to align its activities with the Paris Agreement in a new strategic...

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