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9 women smash windows of HSBC headquarters in London, saying ‘investing in fossil fuels is murder’ A placard hangs on a broken window outside HSBC headquarters in Canary Wharf, London. Reuters Stickers reading “£80 billion into fossil fuels in the last 5 years” were posted on the windows before they were shattered around 7am. Extinction Rebellion said that after shattering the windows with hammers and chisels the women sat down and awaited arrest, according to the Independent. Metropolitan Police told The Independent that nine women were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and...

POLITICO The absence of major U.S. banks set off alarms among climate advocates. Wells Fargo was not among the initial signatories for the so-called Net-Zero Banking Alliance. | Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo Link Copied A new financial sector climate change initiative unveiled Wednesday included notable absences from Wall Street, raising questions about whether some of the biggest U.S. banks will follow through on sweeping sustainability pledges. JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo weren’t among the initial signatories for the so-called Net-Zero Banking Alliance, even though counterp...

John Morton, previously a climate change financial adviser, will head the new “climate hub.” By Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Story at a glance: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appointed John Morton, who served in a senior climate post in the Obama administration and has 25 years of experience in green energy consulting and financing. “Net-zero” carbon emissions has to be achieve by 2050 in the U.S. Some climate activists wanted someone who would be tougher on Wall Street such as Sarah Bloom Raskin, former Treasury deputy secretary and Fed govern...

By: Francisco Rendon Matt Cosby Arm In ArmREVERB co-founders Adam Gardner and Lauren Sullivan pose with Jack Johnson (center) at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, Maine, in 2017.Many in the touring industry have long bemoaned the practices of consumption, pollution and waste that have been business as usual at major events. In 2004, Lauren Sullivan and Adam Gardner decided they would do something about it.  Step by step, the REVERB co-founders have learned how tours can better understand their consumption habits and carbon footprint, how t...

Yellen names Treasury climate czar POLITICO 2 hrs ago By Zachary Warmbrodt © Ben Hider/Getty Images for Concordia Summit John E. Morton speaks at the 2016 Concordia Summit in New York City. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has recruited former Obama administration official John Morton to be the department's first-ever climate counselor, a high-profile position that will be key to the agency's sweeping efforts to combat climate change. Morton is returning to government after most recently serving as a partner at the climate-focused investment firm Pollination. He earlier wo...