Oklahoma City – State Attorney General John O’Connor announced in a press release this week that his office and 18 other attorneys general have served six major American banks with civil investigative demands.

The demands, which act as a subpoena, are asking for documents relating to the companies’ involvement with the United Nations’ (U.N.) Net-Zero Banking Alliance. The banks under investigation include Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.

NZBA-member banks must set emissions reduction targets in their lending and investment portfolios to reach net zero by 2050.

“We joined this investigation for two reasons, (i) because America is not run by the U.N., and (ii) because these banks are attacking Oklahoma fossil fuel producers and consumers as well as Oklahoma jobs,” said Attorney General O’Connor in his office’s press release.

“The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, overseen by the UN, will destroy companies that are engaged in fossil fuel related activities or depend on them for energy or these lenders for capital. It is unacceptable that these banks are pushing an investment strategy designed to impose a leftist social and economic agenda.”

Some of the subpoenas sent to the banks include requests to:

* Identify the objectives and mission of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and describe how these objectives have been incorporated into the company’s business operations.

* Describe the extent to which the company, as a signatory to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, has taken steps to support the elimination of fossil fuels from economic sectors.

* Describe the extent to which the company, as a signatory to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, has taken action to support the deployment and financing of net-zero climate policies.

* In addition to Oklahoma, Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia have joined the Missouri-led investigation into the six banks. Five other states have joined but can’t be named due to state laws or regulations regarding confidentiality.

The attorney general’s office said, in the press release sent to CapitolBeatOK.com and other news organizations, “More information will be made available as the investigation continues.”