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Banks accused of ‘back-door’ funding for EACOP via €1.5bn TotalEnergies bond

The StopEACOP coalition has expressed concern over the issuance of a €1.5 billion bond for TotalEnergies by banks that had publicly distanced themselves from...

ICARRD+20: Group urges banks to finance agroecology, equitable food systems

As governments, social movements, and multilateral institutions gather in Cartagena for ICARRD+20 to advance agrarian reform and rural development, the Stop Financing Factory Farming...

17 banks join call for binding treaty to end use of fossil fuels

A group of 17 leading banks from the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) has endorsed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative. The...

Banks have poured $3.8tr into fossil fuels since Paris Agreement, says report

In the five years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, 60 of the world’s largest banks have pumped over $3.8 trillion into the fossil...

Banks urged not to finance Total’s East African crude oil pipeline

Some 263 community and not-for-profit organisations from around the world on Monday, March 1, 2021 urged the CEOs of 25 banks not to participate...

Seven banks ordered to remit hidden funds to government

Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 ordered seven commercial banks in the country to temporarily remit...

Banks, UN seek to promote climate transparency in financial markets

Together with the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), 11 of the world’s leading banks announced on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 a commitment to...

Banks, investors back sustainable finance under UNEP initiative

Nearly 20 leading global banks and investors, totaling $6.6 trillion in assets, on Monday, 30 January 2017 in Paris, France launched the Principles for...

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MOSOP seeks compliance with wetlands protection in Ogoniland oil plans

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) says it is seeking compliance with wetlands protection in oil...
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G7 urged to tax fossil fuel windfall profits amid surging oil prices

G7 countries were on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, urged to enact a windfall tax or tax on the excess...

South Africa: Budget 2026 fails to fast-track just transition, tackle inequality – Group

In a period of economic uncertainty and escalating climate impacts, The Green Connection is of the opinion that South Africa's Budget 2026 misses...

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MOSOP seeks compliance with wetlands protection in Ogoniland oil plans

The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP)...

G7 urged to tax fossil fuel windfall profits amid surging oil prices

G7 countries were on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, urged...