Claims: Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest
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- title: Barclays faces complaint over backing for power plant near world’s largest mangrove forest Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/sep/02/bangladesh-india-barclays-bank-legal-complaint-backing-polluting-rampal-power-plant-sundarbans Source
- summary: Bangladeshi complainants allege Rampal power station’s pollution and climate risks threaten the Sunderbans, a world heritage site Barclays Bank is facing a formal complaint over its financial links to a coal-fired power station near the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to millions of people in Bangladesh and India. Three complainants from the region have submitted a case to the UK government’s Office for Responsible Business Conduct, alleging that the British bank breache… Source
- published: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:21 GMT Source