G20 central banks failing to turn climate advocacy into action, research finds

Michael Holder
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Despite growing focus on risk disclosure and green investing, few central banks have taken concrete actions to cut off support for fossil fuels, Positive Money claims

Central banks and financial authorities across the world's leading economies are still failing to deliver concrete actions that limit financial support for fossil fuel infrastructure, despite their growing...

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