MPs urge Bank of England to step up green investment and regulate fossil finance

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The Bank of England is itself targeting net zero across its operations by 2050
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The Bank of England is itself targeting net zero across its operations by 2050

Dozens of peers and MPs pen letter to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey urging him to tighten rules for fossil fuel financing ahead of pivotal COP26 Climate Summit

The Bank of England has today come under mounting pressure to set out how it plans to meet the new green mandate bestowed on it by the Treasury earlier this year. More than 50 MPs and peers from across...

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