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Bankers clash with UN climate coalition

Some banks regret joining the group, known as the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, people familiar with the matter said

An uprising by banks in a United Nations-sponsored climate coalition has been quelled but opened wounds that could weaken an alliance meant to funnel trillions of dollars to fund the transition away from fossil fuels.

Getting banks to sign on to the coalition was a marquee achievement of the UN climate conference in Glasgow. Since then, fuel shortages and pressure from politicians and regulators led banks to push back against what they thought were tighter rules.

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