European banks clinging to coal investments
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Europe’s big banks have failed to significantly cut their investments in coal in the five years between the UN climate conferences of Copenhagen and Paris. The financing of coal mines and coal-fired power stations was not affected by the economic crisis that has rocked the world economy since 2009. According to a report published on 2 December by a group of NGOs, the biggest banks in Europe and America ...