Banking
Opinion: To unleash the clean trillions we need more sticks, less carrots
The climate movement is beginning to stop the fossil fuel money pipeline – but that’s only half the problem. The reality…
Opinion: Digital banks are raising the bar on sustainability
The banking industry plays a vital role in combatting global warming by funding solutions, yet it is so often overlooked…
Net-zero banks show little sign of slowing down fossil fuel financing
A criticism often levelled at Mark Carney’s Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero initiative (GFANZ) and in particular its banking…
How to reform multilateral development banks to take on climate change
The Covid pandemic, the climate crisis, Russia’s energy blackmail, the threat of a third world war – it would be…
Are debt-for-climate swaps finally taking off?
Climate change is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing a “torrent of trouble” to almost…
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Weekly data: The growing mismatch between financial institutions’ net-zero targets and corporate transition plans
“We need transition plans,” said Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and chair of the Glasgow Financial…
Can voluntary net-zero initiatives save us from a fossil fuel financial crash?
On 25 January, members of the European Parliament’s Economic Affairs Committee (ECON) rejected a proposal to adopt higher capital requirements…
Too few rules on fossil fuels? The limitations of Mark Carney’s GFANZ alliance
One year ago at COP26 in Glasgow, ex-governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney announced that more than $130trn…
Top banks’ decarbonisation targets risk net-zero overshoot
On 9 November, to coincide with COP27’s ‘Finance Day’, the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) released its first progress report…
Tapping homeowner equity in pursuit of energy efficiency
The EU has a renovation problem. If its net-zero emissions goals are to be met, it needs to dramatically increase…