Reports: Net Zero Banking Alliance members to vote on ditching 1.5C pledge

Michael Holder
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More than 130 of the world's top banks in the Alliance are expected to be asked to vote on rowing back their climate goals in response to intensifying backlash against ESG policies

Some of the world's biggest banks are reportedly set to vote on whether or not to ditch the joint commitment made through the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) to align their collective multi-trillion-dollar...

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