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- Abbot Point coal terminal: Westpac may not refinance Adani loan Thu, 12 Oct 17, 12:51pmReport reveals Adani needs to refinance $2bn of loans for Abbot Point coal terminal, which is more than it paid for it in 2011
- Fossil fuels win billions in public money after Paris climate deal, angry campaigners claim Thu, 12 Oct 17, 10:01amCoal, oil and gas finance from major development banks totalled $5bn in year after historic climate pact, according to estimates
- Turnbull accused of bullying AGL boss to extend life of Liddell station Tue, 12 Sep 17, 10:25amLabor says Coalition’s proposal to keep Liddell open until 2022 won’t be taken seriously by electricity company’s board and PM left looking ‘silly and isolated’
- Top global banks still lend billions to extract fossil fuels Thu, 22 Jun 17, 2:00amAnalysis of world’s lenders reveals many claim green credentials while still financing fuels like tar sands, oil and coal
- Australia doesn't need Adani's Carmichael coalmine, Westpac chief says Tue, 9 May 17, 10:02amDefending decision not to finance mine, Brian Hartzer says coal needed for economy to 2050 can be met by existing mines
- Green Investment Bank sell-off racks up at least £1m in fees Mon, 13 Mar 17, 2:10amMPs condemn ‘waste of money’ as documents show controversial £2bn privatisation has cost taxpayers at least £1m in banking and legal fees
- Big Australian banks invest $7bn more in fossil fuels than renewables, says report Mon, 6 Mar 17, 6:13amANZ, NAB, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac provided three times more for non-renewable than clean energy projects in 2016, says Market Forces
- Environmentalists urge French bank not to finance Texas fracking project Fri, 3 Mar 17, 1:26amActivist points to ‘hypocrisy’ in BNP Paribas’s involvement in south Texas export terminal, given bank’s claimed commitment to the environment
- Leave Hinkley to the hedgehogs. This debacle needs to be taken in hand Sun, 29 May 16, 6:00pmEnvironmental protections on EDF’s troubled Somerset construction site are excellent, apparently. Very little else about the project isHave you heard about the terrific bat houses and hedgehog tunnels down at Hinkley Point...
- Climate change: Australia's big banks urged to reject new loans for coal projects Wed, 18 May 16, 7:20amExclusive: Market Forces says halt to refinancing existing loans would also test banks’ support for 2C warming target
- RBS pulls back fossil fuel investments as green deals grow Sun, 17 Apr 16, 10:44pmFigures show bank cut investments by 70% in oil and gas firms in 2015 and doubled UK green energy loans to £1bn a year
- Port Talbot is a big problem. But so is Hinkley Point Thu, 31 Mar 16, 6:15amThe likelihood of achieving a vital part of the UK’s future power infrastructure appears to be waning by the week
- Ministers urge safeguards for Green Bank to retain low-carbon mandate Mon, 7 Mar 16, 11:01amRole in supporting UK renewable sector must be cemented by legislation, says environment committee chair Mary Creagh
- EDF still at table but nuclear could be critical for Osborne Thu, 28 Jan 16, 6:10amThe UK’s nuclear energy strategy will be in meltdown if the French pull out of Hinkley. The best guess is, they’ll find the cash
- EDF is still at the table, but nuclear could go critical for Osborne Thu, 28 Jan 16, 6:10amThe UK’s nuclear energy strategy will be in meltdown if the French pull out of Hinkley. The best guess is, they’ll find the cash