France makes good on commitment to end fossil fuel finance as Cop26 deadline nears
28-09-22 / by Eleanor Wragg
The French government has called time on public finance for fossil fuels, delivering on a...Coal
Sanctions call time on Switzerland’s Russian coal trading hub
22-06-22 / by Jacob Atkins
Sanctions foreshadow the demise of Russian coal traders operating in Switzerland, but an NGO is...
Trafigura, Mercuria predict return to coal as energy crisis bites
23-03-22 / by Felix Thompson
Plunging Russian oil and gas exports to the west are set to drive up demand...
Commercial lenders still tipping US$1.5tn into coal, research says
16-02-22 / by Jacob Atkins
Commercial banks lent over US$1.5tn to companies in the global coal industry between 2019 and...
Biden urges government agencies to end overseas fossil fuel support
15-12-21 / by Felix Thompson
Pressure is building on the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) to formally...
Cop26: Climate finance progress made, but doubt lingers over big promises
10-11-21 / by Jacob Atkins
After almost two weeks of frantic activity in Glasgow, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference...
ADB confirms coal pull out in new energy policy
20-10-21 / by Jacob Atkins
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has confirmed it will not provide any support for extraction...
Australian banks defend coal exit
28-07-21 / by Jacob Atkins
Australia’s banks have defended their decision to exit the thermal coal sector and pushed back...
HSBC panned by climate activists for fossil fuel financing
26-05-21 / by Jacob Atkins
Shareholder activist group Market Forces has taken aim at HSBC ahead of its annual general...
ADB eyes ban on coal, oil and gas support, warned to proceed “with care”
12-05-21 / by Felix Thompson
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to ban financing of coal mining and...