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Barclays Arranges $750m Bond for Harbour Energy Amid UK Wildfires

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As wildfires raged across southern England and devastated communities in the UK, Barclays helped arrange a $750 million bond for Harbour Energy, a major North Sea oil and gas producer, earning about $700,000. While Barclays says it does not fund new fossil-fuel expansion, climate campaigners argue its sustainability policy has loopholes, and an analysis cites $34.1 billion in fossil-fuel financing in 2025.

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