News Archives - Fossil Free RBC

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RBC is Using Taylor Swift to Greenwash

A group of Indigenous land defenders raise their fists in front of RBC's Toronto Headquarters.

TC Energy Bond Sale Banks Letter

TC Energy Bond Sale Investors Letter

The Canadian Press: Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report

A group of Indigenous land defenders raise their fists in front of RBC's Toronto Headquarters.

RBC felt the heat at its 2024 shareholder meeting

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Bloomberg: RBC Tightens Security as Protesters Rally Outside Annual Meeting

People march in the rain outside RBC's AGM

The Canadian Press: RBC faces questions on climate, Indigenous rights at annual general meeting

We’re jamming RBC’s media lines this week, here’s why

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CBC News: Stop funding fossil fuels, protesters tell RBC at Montreal rally

The Canadian Press: RBC becomes bigger bank, and bigger target, as it closes HSBC Canada deal

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Bloomberg: Canada’s RBC Struggles to Go Green While Financing Oil

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Reuters: RBC to boost renewable energy lending to reach climate goals

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Bloomberg: Canadian Banks’ Fossil-Fuel Exposure Outpaces US, European Peers

Global News: Caribbean cruise rewards for top workers: Pinnacle of recognition or ‘carbon bomb’?

February 7, 2024

National Observer: Canada’s biggest banks behind latest $2-billion loan to Trans Mountain

January 24, 2024

CBC Radio: Banks’ investments in fossil fuels threaten economy and climate alike, advocate says

December 20, 2023

The Canadian Press: Canada’s biggest banks come in at bottom of low-carbon finance ranking

December 20, 2023

The Globe and Mail: Canada’s anti-money-laundering agency levies largest-ever fine against RBC

December 5, 2023

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National Observer: Canada out of step with ‘unstoppable’ green energy transition: IEA

October 26, 2023

CBC News: With growth in clean energy ‘unstoppable,’ fossil fuels will peak by 2030, energy agency says

October 24, 2023

Students at the University of Toronto engaging in a climate protest against RBC. Credit: Change Course

Rabble.ca: Student unions join forces to call on banks to divest from fossil fuels

September 29, 2023

Yahoo! Finance: Joaquin Phoenix, Julianne Moore among celebs protesting RBC’s TIFF sponsorship

September 12, 2023

The Canadian Press: Canadian banks face pressure to support wildfire victims, climate change

August 27, 2023

Reuters: Royal Bank of Canada, criticized on climate, seeks executive to tackle issue