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Big Banks Flee Climate Coalition Formed to Reduce Carbon Emissions

JPMorgan Chase, the last major U.S. bank in the coalition, could also withdraw

Banks have faced harsh condemnation from Republicans over ties to the coalition.
Banks have faced harsh condemnation from Republicans over ties to the coalition. Photo: Kevin Serna for WSJ

U.S. megabanks want to leave behind some green finance pledges in 2024.

Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Bank of America this week withdrew from an ambitious pandemic-era climate coalition designed to help drive a shift to reduce carbon emissions by businesses. That followed withdrawals over the past month by Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs from the United Nations-backed coalition, known as the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. 

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