Barclays becomes second major UK bank to quit Net Zero Banking Alliance

Stuart Stone
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Barclays quits influential banking group claiming it ‘no longer has the membership’ to support bank's net zero transition

Barclays has today become the second major UK bank to exit the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). The announcement comes after fellow British bank HSBC last month became the first major UK...

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