outside the climate summit on glasgow s streets, some protesters distinctly unimpressed with the role of banks at the cop talks. inside, the world s finance ministers are promising to change the entire system in response to a ticking environmental clock. alarm clock rings. good morning, and welcome to cop26 finance day. the main result the world s banks, pension funds and insurers promising to invest and lend in a way consistent with net zero by 2050. that s £95 trillion of funds, or two fifths of the whole of globalfinance. so bankers and traders in suits are today s equivalents of the famous eco warriors of three decades ago, says the summit s president. you, my friends, are the new swampys, so be proud. can it really be the case that the bankers and financiers
some protesters distinctly unimpressed with the role of banks at the cop talks. inside, the world s finance ministers are promising to change the entire system in response to a ticking environmental clock. alarm clock rings. good morning, and welcome to cop26 finance day. the main result the world s banks, pension funds and insurers promising to invest and lend in a way consistent with net zero by 2050. that s £95 trillion of funds, or two fifths of the whole of globalfinance. so bankers and traders in suits are today s equivalents of the famous eco warriors of three decades ago, says the summit s president. you, my friends, are the new swampys, so be proud. can it really be the case that the bankers and financiers
editor, faisal islam. extinction. rebellion! outside the climate summit on glasgow s streets, some protesters distinctly unimpressed with the role of banks at the cop talks. inside, the world s finance ministers are promising to change the entire system in response to a ticking environmental clock. alarm clock rings. good morning, and welcome to cop26 finance day. the main result the world s banks, pension funds and insurers promising to invest and lend in a way consistent with net zero by 2050. that s £95 trillion of funds, or two fifths of the whole of globalfinance. so bankers and traders in suits are today s equivalents of the famous eco warriors of three decades ago, says the summit s president. you, my friends, are the new swampys, so be proud. can it really be the case that the bankers and financiers
inside, the world s finance ministers are promising to change the entire system in response to a ticking environmental clock. alarm clock rings. good morning, and welcome to cop26 finance day the main the main result the world s banks, pension funds and insurers promising to invest and lend in a way consistent with net zero by 2050. that s £95 trillion of funds, or two fifths of the whole of globalfinance. so bankers and traders in suits are today s equivalents of the famous eco warriors of three decades ago, says the summit s president. you, my friends, are the new swampys, so be proud. can it really be the case that the bankers and financiers can save the world from climate change? that s the hope underlying these incredible numbers, that the lending decisions to businesses large and small will transform entire sectors, from energy to transport, from food to retail.
unimpressed with the role of banks at the cop talks. inside, the world s finance ministers are promising to change the entire system in response to a ticking environmental clock. alarm clock rings. good morning, and welcome to cop26 finance day. the main result the world s banks, pension funds and insurers promising to invest and lend in a way consistent with net zero by 2050. that s £95 trillion of funds, or two fifths of the whole of globalfinance. so bankers and traders in suits are today s equivalents of the famous eco warriors of three decades ago, says the summit s president. you, my friends, are the new swampys, so be proud. can it really be the case that the bankers and financiers can save the world from climate change? that s the hope underlying these incredible numbers, that the lending decisions to businesses large and small will transform entire sectors,