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These are the world’s largest banks that are increasing and decreasing their fossil fuel financing

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The 60 largest commercial and investment banks have collectively financed $3.8 trillion in fossil fuel companies between 2016 and 2020, the five years since the Paris Agreement was signed, according to a report published in March from a collection …

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Asset manager group aims for carbon neutral investments by 2050

Reuters


LONDON (Reuters) – A group of 30 asset managers with more than $9 trillion under management launched the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative on Friday to help clients ensure their portfolios are carbon neutral by 2050.

The group, which …

December 11, 2020 - 1:30 pm Carbon Capture, Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Finance
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Exclusive: European banks face indigenous calls to end Amazon oil trade

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LONDON/QUITO  – European banks committed to backing action on climate change face allegations of double standards from indigenous groups in Ecuador after a report named them as major players in the trade in oil from the Amazon rainforest.

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August 12, 2020 - 2:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
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UBS raises Brent forecasts, sees undersupplied oil market

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UBS raised its forecasts on Thursday for the price of Brent crude this year, citing expectations of an undersupplied oil market as demand starts to pick up on the back of a recovering global economy.

“Supply is being curbed …

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Oil outlook for this year and next turning brighter: UBS

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UBS expects a pick-up in oil demand as virus-hit economies relax lockdowns and travel restrictions ease this month, with production to be subdued on the backdrop of current low prices and aggressive capital spending cuts by oil and gas …

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UBS hardens energy lending as ‘sustainable’ investments rise

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LONDON – Switzerland’s UBS (UBSG.S) said the value of its ‘sustainable’ investments rose by more than 50% to nearly $500 billion in 2019, while lending to the energy and utilities sectors fell by 40% as it tightened …