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So why was it helped by ‘net zero’ banks?</h2> <p class="tb-c-story-preview__body"> Oil company’s move to double down on fossil fuels should come as no surprise to anyone – not least its financers </p> </a> </div> </div><div class="tb-o-grid"> <div class="tb-js-grid-item tb-o-grid__item"> <a class="tb-c-story-preview" href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-03-04/trumps-scrapping-of-corporate-transparency-sends-a-dangerous-message-around-the-world" > <div class="tb-c-story-preview__image tb-o-image tb-o-image--cover"> <img class="tb-c-story-preview__image-img tb-o-image__img" src="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Trump-transparency.png?w=305&h=183&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1741084196&s=81af2f4d367ce4cd90b6eb9c6f09dbb5" srcset="https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Trump-transparency.png?w=1220&h=732&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1741084196&s=92ec80803d3b317021f25438311133fb 1220w, https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Trump-transparency.png?w=610&h=366&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1741084196&s=f65bcdebf2c3b26dc6e6cc6eea8730ea 610w, https://thebureau-investigates.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/uploads/Trump-transparency.png?w=305&h=183&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1741084196&s=81af2f4d367ce4cd90b6eb9c6f09dbb5 305w" sizes="(min-width: 1400px) calc(.225 * 1400px - 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