Why Deutsche Bank built a jungle in Manhattan (complete with anaconda)
21 Mar 2014
In wintry lower Manhattan, Deutsche Bank constructed a spectacular Brazilian jungle, complete with high humidity, an anaconda and a koi pond, to make the point, with great fanfare, that the bank was now in the business of climate change investing.
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Africa facing up to $20 billion economic hit from 'super' El Niño, bank climate chief warns
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Raw data, wrong answers
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Access to finance ‘strengthens climate resilience’ among sub-Saharan women
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The dangerous climate driving California’s wildfires — and a warning for Australia
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California’s escalating fires reveal how heat, drought and wind are converging to create mega-blazes — and foreshadow similar risks for an El Niño–primed Australia.
