Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero faces pressure to tighten fossil fuel rules

Michael Holder
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Financial firms collectively responsible for over $70tr investments have signed up to GFANZ groups
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Financial firms collectively responsible for over $70tr investments have signed up to GFANZ groups

Over 90 green groups demand stricter membership rules for a raft of corporate financial net zero groups ahead of COP26

Green groups have warned the UN-backed Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) led by Mark Carney risks providing 'greenwash' cover for banks, investors and insurers to continue backing new fossil...

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