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Despite a 9% drop in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, financing levels remained higher than in 2016. JPMorgan Chase is identified as the world's worst fossil fuel banker, with $317 billion provided over the five-year period. The analysis highlights a significant gap between banks' 'net zero by 2050' pledges and their continued funding of fossil fuel expansion, particularly in sectors like LNG, offshore oil and gas, and coal. 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the 11 worst coal mining banks and the 10 worst coal power banks are all Chinese.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"BNP Paribas is the worst funder of offshore oil and gas over the last five years, despite having restrictions on unconventional oil and gas financing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Wells Fargo is the top funder of the fracking sector for four consecutive years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Approximately 39% of the total fossil fuel financing analyzed went to 100 key companies with the worst fossil fuel expansion plans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Bank policies are heavily skewed toward coal restrictions, but 69% of the analyzed fossil fuel financing was directed toward oil and gas companies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Only 5% of fossil fuel financing is project-related, meaning most funding is for 'general corporate purposes' and thus bypasses project-specific restrictions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2020, 65% of bank financing for fossil fuels was conducted through the underwriting of equity and bond issuances rather than direct lending.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-11","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"17 of the 60 banks analyzed have pledged 'net zero by 2050' for financed emissions, but the report argues these are often vague or rely on unfeasible carbon offsets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-12","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"UniCredit is identified as having the strongest overall fossil fuel policy, though it only earned about half of the available points.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-13","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), supported by SMBC Group, ICBC, and Stanbic Bank Uganda, is projected to produce over 33 million tons of CO2 emissions annually.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"reclfin-000569#insight-14","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel finance","coal power","liquefied natural gas","oil sands","Paris Agreement","carbon offset","carbon capture and storage","human rights","indigenous rights"],"geography_discussed":["United States","People's Republic of China","European Union","United Kingdom","Japan","Uganda","Tanzania","Nigeria","Argentina","Mexico","Mozambique","Australia","India","Indonesia","Bangladesh","Turkey"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["financial analysis","policy assessment","case studies"]},{"id":"reclfin-000769","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/reclfin-000769","title":"THE GREEN CENTRAL BANKING SCORECARD","publisher":{"name":"Reclaim Finance","organization":"reclaim-finance"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2021-03","source_url":"https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The-Green-Central-Banking-Scorecard-18.03-under-embargo-1.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Green Central Banking Scorecard evaluates G20 monetary and prudential authorities across four categories: Research and Advocacy, Monetary Policy, Financial Policy, and Leading by Example. 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