John Kerry nudges Wall Street on climate change

Published: March 16, 2021, 9 a.m.

Since the Paris Climate Agreement, dozens of companies have released climate pledges to reach net zero emissions or invest in renewable energies. But leaving climate pledges as a voluntary measure can get… tricky, and allow for polluting industries to still get billions in investment. Today, POLITICO’s Zack Colman, on the Biden’s top climate diplomat’s fight to hold US banks to their climate promises. Zack Colman is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.