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- UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies Wed, 27 Dec 23, 6:55pmCampaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels
- Cambridge University reportedly could drop Barclays in favour of greener bank Sun, 17 Dec 23, 10:40amUK lender is a major European funder of oil and gas projects and university has said it does not want to back fossil fuel expansion
- France is Europe’s biggest supporter of ‘carbon bomb’ projects, data shows Tue, 31 Oct 23, 10:16pmFrench banks have financed $154bn to firms running biggest fossil fuel projects since 2015 climate pact
- Banks pumped more than $150bn in to companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects in 2022 Tue, 31 Oct 23, 4:00pmExclusive: Projects that risk 1.5C heating target operated by companies receiving financing from European, Chinese and US banks
- Greta Thunberg joins second climate protest in London this week Thu, 19 Oct 23, 9:10pmUndeterred after being charged over separate demonstration, Thunberg joined fossil fuel activists outside JP Morgan in Canary Wharf
- Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets Tue, 26 Sep 23, 7:34pmExclusive: Pan-European investigation looked at thousands of transactions since Paris climate agreement in 2016
- Filipino activists appeal to British banks over region devastated by oil spill Fri, 5 May 23, 9:30pmEnvironmentalists from the Philippines urge investors to avoid LNG projects which they say threaten the Verde Island Passage
- NatWest to end new business loans for oil and gas extraction Fri, 10 Feb 23, 4:43amBank also plans to phase out similar lending for existing customers under its first climate transition plan
- Celebrities call on UK banks to stop financing new oil, gas and coalfields Wed, 25 Jan 23, 5:01pmStephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance add their voices to Richard Curtis’s Make My Money Matter campaign
- UK could face ‘banking crisis worse than 2008’ if City fails to prepare for fossil fuel collapse Thu, 12 Jan 23, 5:00pmReport from climate activist groups says City is unprepared for potential collapse in value of fossil fuel assets
- Climate regulations ‘could trigger banking crisis worse than 2008’ Thu, 12 Jan 23, 5:00pmReport from climate activist groups says City is unprepared for potential collapse in value of fossil fuel assets
- From super scooters to smarter meters: six firms to watch in 2023 Sun, 1 Jan 23, 3:00amTimes are tough for businesses old and new, but the pace of change in many sectors this year will be relentless
- Seven-star energy efficiency ratings are a solid step – now we need to retrofit old Australian homes | The Conversation Tue, 30 Aug 22, 1:10pmThis long-overdue change is good news for households and the planet but much more must be done to future-proof housing
- Looking for someone to blame for the extreme heat? Try Wall Street | Alec Connon Wed, 27 Jul 22, 8:18pmBanks’ financing of coal, oil, and gas was higher in 2021 than it was in 2016, the year after the Paris agreement was adopted
- Sunak urges banks to keep funding oil and gas firms after windfall tax Fri, 24 Jun 22, 3:30amSector says £5bn energy profits levy will make investment in new projects and renewables more difficult