'Roadmap to nowhere': UK banks' transition plans 'not fit for purpose', study warns

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Reclaim Finance says new study shows the need for more robust regulation of banks' transition plans

UK banking giants Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest, and Standard Chartered have all been accused of failing to deliver credible transition plans to align their businesses and investments with the 1.5C temperature...

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