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Al Gore urges overhaul of global finance to cut greenhouse gases

Harriet Agnew, Attracta Mooney and Patrick Jenkins

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London | The global financial system must be reformed because it facilitates “reckless emissions” that treat the world’s atmosphere “as an open sewer”, according to former US vice-president Al Gore.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, the politician-turned-climate activist said the world could no longer afford for the finance industry to continue its large-scale backing of carbon-intensive projects.

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