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Canada’s biggest bank, RBC, facing shareholder action
Shareholders are taking on RBC's ridiculous greenwashing
New ShareAction report exposes greenwashing
HSBC, Barclays and BNP Paribas are the worst offenders for funding oil and gas exploration
HSBC and Standard Chartered giving money to Saudi Aramco
Aramco is the worst polluter in the world. And the banks are pretending to be green.
Citi outpaces peers, but fails crucial test on climate
Our pressure is working. Citi bank are taking big steps to cut emissions. But there's 1 major issue.
Goldman Sachs new climate policies are out
Spoiler: It still lets them invest in new fossil fuel projects
New report: Wall Street is triggering a climate financial crisis
If the financial-services industry was a country, it would rank as the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
We’re pushing HSBC to phase out coal
Incredible work from campaigners and investors is forcing HSBC to release a more ambitious coal policy
The Wet’suwet’en are being thrown off their land
The Royal Bank of Canada are funding a huge pipeline through sacred Wet’suwet’en land. And violence is being used to make it happen.
We’re winning! Shell are pulling out of the Cambo oil field.
This is a big blow for the dirty Cambo oil field project
Breaking: UK government has given fossil fuel industry £13.6bn in subsidies since signing the Paris Agreement
Yeah, you read that right, £13.6bn! All from the country that just hosted #COP26
Joe Biden’s pick for Federal Reserve chair isn’t good news for the climate
The Federal Reserve make the rules for the US economy. And its chair, Jerome Powell, is weak on climate action.
Banks make announcements with loopholes you can build a pipeline through
Important but insufficient policy moves don’t go nearly far enough to stave off climate chaos.
Reclaim Finance calls on Natwest for specifics on coal phase out
Natwest's coal policies are improving, but still lack crucial detail for how it gets done
HUGE WIN! BNY Mellon is cutting ties with the Adani coal mine 🎉
Indigenous groups fighting for years take on the giant bank - and win
HSBC is lobbying to weaken climate targets behind closed doors
The Bureau of Investigative Journalists are exposing the truth - HSBC are watering down climate commitments in secret talks.
Standard Chartered’s net zero strategy falls way short
The much awaited announcement from the bank doesn't get near the action required to limit the climate crisis
Mark Carney’s policies are a mile wide and an inch deep
Mark Carney is in charge of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). It's a collection of over 450 financial institutions around the world, working to "accelerate the transition to a net-zero global economy".
Rishi’s new climate policy is all bark, no bite
It might sound good, but a quick scratch below the surface reveals issues
We’re winning: Bank of England U-turn
This simple policy could make investing in dirty fossil fuels much harder for banks
Huge win 🎉🌳 – giant pension fund divesting billions by 2023!
This means billions being pulled out of fossil fuels. It's a huge move.
Brandalism hitting big banks where it hurts
They're at it again. Brandalism are putting up more powerful guerrilla art ahead of COP26, targeting one of COP's major sponsors, NatWest:
La Banque Postale to stop oil and gas by 2030! 🎉
This is a huge win! French bank Banque Postale is stopping all financing to the oil and gas sectors by 2030. And they’re immediately stopping all current finances going to potential oil and gas development.