back to article With $1B to burn on green tech, HSBC seeks Google’s help

Europe's largest bank, HSBC, has tapped Google Cloud to make sure a proposed $1 billion in investments go to green tech startups and don't end up in the hands of scammers. The partnership comes as many corporates, including Google and HSBC, face the realities of trying to meet their 2030 net zero climate goals on time. …

  1. beast666 Silver badge

    Green tech IS a scam.

    1. codejunky Silver badge

      @beast666

      That was my first thought. That the expectation is 90% are fictitious it does sound like closer to 100% is reality. Better to use the money in something worthwhile.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: @beast666

        For purchasing unusable PPE from one's mates?

        1. codejunky Silver badge

          Re: @beast666

          @AC

          "For purchasing unusable PPE from one's mates?"

          How is that useful or related to HSBC?

  2. Aladdin Sane

    HSBC

    How simple becomes complicated.

  3. Kevin McMurtrie Silver badge

    Skepticism-packed opening paragraph

    Good work, Reg!

  4. druck Silver badge

    We should be glad that Labour are now only planning to give £4.7bn a year to potential scammers rather than the full £28bn.

    And I bet they won't even google firtst.

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