Wall Street Sets Off Trans-Atlantic Exodus From Once-Feted Club (2)

Aug. 14, 2025, 1:59 PM UTC

Inside the world’s largest climate coalition for banks, there’s speculation that an exodus led by Wall Street could be about to spread to the European Union.

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, an organization dedicated to decarbonizing global finance, may be facing defections by some large EU banks with sizeable US exposures, according to a person close to the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. The risk of being accused in the US of having an anti-oil bias appears a key concern among the banks, the person said.

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