'Gaslighting': Financial giants under fire for multi-billion-dollar backing for European fossil gas power

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Reclaim Finance and Beyond Fossil Fuels claim major banks and investors have provided more than $500bn to European gas sector since 2019

Global banks and investors are yet again under fire for continuing to provide billions of dollars to support the European gas power industry, despite the risk of locking in stranded assets and higher emissions...

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