NGOs step up calls for banks to restrict financing of fossil fuels

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NGOs step up calls for banks to restrict financing of fossil fuels

NGOs write open letter to UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) calling for bolder measures to ensure banks' net zero pledges are met

A global coalition of NGOs has this week written to many of the world's largest banks, including HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, urging them to restrict their financing of fossil fuel projects...

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