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Memo to JPMorgan Chase Shareholders: Stop Banking on Climate Chaos

Union of Concerned Scientists

The report—prepared by Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, the Sierra Club and Urgewald—examines commercial and investment bank financing, combining lending with underwriting debt and equity issuances. degrees Celsius (2.7 C above preindustrial levels.

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What is COP26 and why does it matter? The complete guide

A Greener Life

Carbon dioxide output plunged during the COVID-19 lockdowns last year, but that was temporary and they have surged again since as economies have recovered. Nature-based solutions are projects such as preserving and restoring existing forests , peatlands, wetlands and other natural carbon sinks , and growing more trees.

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Banking Against Science: Financial Institutions Continue to Fund Climate Destruction

Union of Concerned Scientists

That clearly includes natural gas—which oil and gas companies continue to tout as a “bridge” fuel from coal to renewable energy. That means that, until they prove otherwise, the world’s top financial institutions remain at the root of resistance to a renewable future and net zero.