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The Dirty Dozen
The Biggest Fossil Fuel Financiers Since 2021
Fossil Fuel Financing
From The World’s 65 Biggest Banks
Financing By Year
Use the drop-down menu to explore the patterns in bank financing for fossil fuels over time. The “Total Fossil Fuel Financing” selection shows financing to companies active in fossil fuel business. The “Expansion” selection shows financing to a subset of these companies: the world’s top companies expanding fossil fuel production and infrastructure. Click on any colored label on the x-axis to show or hide that data.
Total Fossil Fuel Financing
Financing across all sectors, adjusted for the proportion of business each company does in fossil fuels.
Expansion
Bank financing for 706 oil, gas, and coal companies expanding fossil fuels in 2024, based on research by Urgewald for the Global Oil & Gas Exit List 2024 and the Global Coal Exit List 2024. See our methodology document for full scope and source.
Amounts are in millions USD
Bank Policies
The Oil and Gas Policy Tracker and Coal Policy Tracker excerpted below rate and compare banks’ fossil fuel financing policies. Learn more at oilgaspolicytracker.org and coalpolicytool.org.
The Decarbonization Targets Tracker excerpted below compares banks’ publicly stated commitments to achieve net zero. Learn more in this guide to the table.