The boss of Barclays said it is unrealistic for banks to abandon oil and gas, as he hit back at growing scrutiny of the ties between finance firms and the fossil fuel industry.
Calls from campaigners and activist investors for banks to abandon financing for the oil and gas industry are unrealistic, according to the top executive of banking giant Barclays. Banks “cannot go cold turkey” on financing the oil and gas…
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