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Climate Finance Director @Standearth Fighting #ClimateChange, challenging the power of #fossilfuel companies. #Divestment #ClimateFinance #ESG
Jan 17, 2023 5 tweets 4 min read
Breaking: Big banks who have made net-zero commitments and joined NZ alliances have provided more than $269 billion to fossil fuel expansionists

More focused on greenwashing then being part of the solution to the climate crisis.

#GFANZ #NetZero
stand.earth/press-releases… Top fossil fuel expansion financiers include @RBC @Citi @BMO and @BankofAmerica.

RBC: $9.8 billion
Citi: $30.5 billion
BOA: $22.8 billion
BMO: $5.5 billion

All going into companies building new fossil fuel infrastructure when we should be phasing down usage. Royal Bank of Canada has pumped more than $9.8 billion into
Oct 11, 2022 7 tweets 6 min read
Breaking: @CompBureau, Canada's federal law enforcement agency on competition law, has opened an investigation into misleading climate claims by Canada's largest fossil fuel financing bank @RBC.

#cdnpoli #ESG
nationalobserver.com/2022/10/11/new… “It’s the bureau’s job to protect the integrity of the marketplace, and that includes consumer confidence in the green economy/ We see environmental claims everywhere, but they’re not all legit. Greenwashing is on the rise.” @CompBureau