U.S. banks pledged to fund renewable energy, but they still spend way more on fossil fuels

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By Marisa EndicottMar 30, 2019, 7:00 am337 pts
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Each year since the Paris climate agreement, major world banks have increased their financing of fossil fuels, pouring $1.9 trillion into the industry from 2016 through 2018. And, it turns out,…

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