US retail banks cut their branch networks and trimmed headcount in the first half of the year, and Brussels' historic attempt to tackle climate change faces a wall of opposition from governments in the bloc. Plus, the FT’s business columnist, PIlita Clark, talks about her favourite summer reads about the environment. US banks close more than 250 branches in bet on digital future with Imani Moise, US banking correspondent https://www.ft.com/content/26764d8b-9c5f-420a-901c-eaed97dda412EU climate change plans on collision course over rising cost of emissionshttps://www.ft.com/content/883a676c-7370-4e42-9b3a-dcf7e898e7bd?Summer books of 2021: Environment, with Pilita Clark, business columnist https://www.ft.com/content/27aa0926-6894-4102-89dc-e006e226cd0dManchester City’s parent company raises $650m in one of football’s biggest ever debt dealshttps://www.ft.com/content/c8cdc3f6-b7b9-45a9-8a87-f6e7bb5af92aThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Our intern is Zoe Han. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.