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Climate change and inequality

  • Canada's big banks left the Net Zero Banking Alliance but face pressure to reduce emissions despite climate action hostility in the U.S.
  • Sustainability-Focused investors are urging banks to adopt the Energy Supply Ratio to show financing progress toward low-carbon energy, although some banks argue its usefulness is limited due to lack of standardization.
  • BMO reported a low-carbon to fossil fuel financing ratio of 23 cents per dollar, while National Bank surpassed this with a low-carbon ratio of $1.66 for every dollar to high carbon.
  • BloombergNEF stated that the Energy Supply Ratio helps banks show progress in the energy transition, emphasizing its growing importance as a dollar-to-dollar comparison metric.
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The climate indicator banks are facing rising pressure to report

As hostility toward climate action ramps up in the U.S., sustainability-focused investors are pressing the banks to more clearly show how they’re making progress

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realclimatescience.com broke the news in on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
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