World's leading fossil-fuel financier, JP Morgan, vows to increase renewables funding

US bank pledges to reduce carbon intensity of its power portfolio by 69% by 2030, but its oil and gas emission-reduction targets are far less ambitious

Pledge: JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon
Pledge: JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie DimonPhoto: AFP/SCANPIC
Published 13 May 2021, 13:56Updated 14 May 2021, 10:36