Central Banks Helping Funnel Trillions of Dollars into Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Pledges, Research Finds

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By Theodore WhyteAug 25, 2021, 11:39 am289 pts
Central banks are continuing to help channel trillions of dollars into fossil fuels through policy decisions and direct financing, with overall sums rising in recent years, a new report has found. None of the twelve banks examined are on track to meet the Paris Agreement targets despite many of them recently…

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