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TD Bank makes net zero by 2050 pledge
10 November 2020Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank has become the latest bank to commit to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with its operations and financing activities by 2050 - but the announcement was criticised for failing to set an interim target.
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Boston Common: Differing methodologies for bank sustainable financing 'unnecessary competition'
12 October 2020Boston Common Asset Management (BCAM) has criticised the increasing number of methodologies used to assess how a bank's sustainable financing commitments impact its portfolio, as a distraction from core climate goals.
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Morgan Stanley pledges net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
22 September 2020US banking giant Morgan Stanley has committed to a net-zero financed emissions target by 2050. NGOs said the move "sets a new bar for other major US banks to follow" but pointed out that it lacks "key details".
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New Jersey poised to re-join RGGI
18 December 2018New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced plans for the state to re-join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).