Wells Fargo becomes latest banking giant to set 2050 net zero financed emissions goal

Cecilia Keating
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Investment bank says it will set interim emissions reduction targets for high-carbon portfolios by end of 2022

All of the 'big six' US investment banks have now vowed to significantly reduce the carbon emissions of their lending activity in a bid to deliver net zero financed emissions by mid-century, after Wells...

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