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Jim East

Latin American banks still slow to protect the environment, report finds

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slrpnk.netLatin American banks still slow to protect the environment, report finds - SLRPNK> - Across Latin America, banks have failed to integrate sustainability regulations into lending, bond issuance and financial advisory services, according to a WWF sustainable finance assessment. > - WWF examined the policies of 22 banks across Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, and found that the countries’ financial sectors had largely failed to implement protections against nature-related risks, such as deforestation and biodiversity loss. > - Only six of the 22 banks have policies that acknowledge the “societal and economic risks” associated with environmental degradation, and just two of them have made net-zero carbon emission commitments for their lending portfolios. archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20250605203042/https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/latin-american-banks-still-slow-to-protect-the-environment-report-finds/] (Wayback Machine)
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Australia to see more intense rains as climate change worsens, analysis shows

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slrpnk.netAustralia to see more intense rains as climate change worsens, analysis shows - SLRPNK> Scientists have warned that extreme rains could become more common in eastern Australia, following heavy downpours from May 19-23 that caused widespread flooding, claimed five lives and left some 50,000 people stranded. archived (Wayback Machine): - Mongabay article [https://web.archive.org/web/20250606170715/https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/australia-to-see-more-intense-rains-as-climate-change-worsens-analysis-shows/] - analysis cited [https://web.archive.org/web/20250605212909/https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/mixed-rainfall-trends-highlight-the-importance-of-climate-adaptation-in-coastal-new-south-wales/] > Co-author Kimberley Reid, from the University of Melbourne, said, “We do know that ongoing reliance on fossil fuels — whether burned or exported — will only make weather events more dangerous in Australia.” That’s only part of the problem. [https://climatehealers.org/transform/the-climate-bathtub-model/]
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