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Westpac’s new climate plan betrays scientific reality

In-short: Westpac’s new climate plan, released late last week, is a massive backpedal on its previous position and puts it more on par with perennial climate laggard, ANZ. Westpac formerly had a clear requirement for oil and gas clients to produce a 1.5°C-aligned...

NZBA waters down ambition amid worsening outlook

This week the United Nations-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) overwhelmingly voted in favour of abandoning its commitment to “transition all…attributable GHG emissions from our lending and investment portfolios to align with pathways to net-zero by...