Asian banks are failing on climate by channeling billions into coal, report says

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Hong Kong Many of the world's leading financial institutions have pledged in recent years to slash their support for the coal and oil industries. But a new report has found that hundreds of billions of dollars are still being channeled into fossil fuels, and Asia's banks are doing much of that business.

Globally, 380 commercial banks lent the coal industry $315 billion over the past two years, according to the report, which was compiled by more than two dozen non-governmental organizations, including Urgewald, Reclaim Finance, Rainforest Action Network and 350.org Japan. The groups say their research is the first to analyze the financiers and investors supporting the entire coal industry.

 

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Oh wait Joe will talk with them. That will get this turned around. What do you think they thought when CreepyJoe's own party doesnt trust him with the button.

Gee, what a surprise.

Sorry to the most advanced human beings on the earth——CNN reporters and editors, we Asians need to put food on the table for our families so they can live to the day that climate change will kill them.

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We've been destroying the planet for too long! How much longer before God 'destroys those who destroy the earth'

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And this is why the green new deal should not be signed as is.

Temporary. Best solved with simple economics.

Racist. Like calling the Cov 'Chinese virus.' They go low, you go high, remember. White people's sins only please. Let's keep your white supremacism out of Asian cultural affairs.

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Coal is not the goal climate activists are welcome to print that on their t-shirts I havent trademarked it. Im not taylor swift.

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Oh no, it's not like we allowed and still allow them to pollute and grow their economies while we stunt our own to implement 'feel good' laws that do nothing

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