March 20th, 2020 | by The Years Project
A new report from a collection of leading NGOs takes a deep dive into how banks around the world are fueling the climate crisis. The report, called Banking On Climate Change, finds that 35 banks have poured a staggering $2.7 trillion into dirty energy projects from 2016 to
January 14th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
The “Stop the Money Pipeline” Mobilization aims to end the financing of fossil fuels and deforestation.
July 2nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The New Jersey-headquartered insurer Chubb announced this week that it will no longer underwrite the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants or new risks for companies that generate more than 30% of their revenue from coal, making the insurer the next in a long line of financial and insurance institutions waving goodbye to coal
March 22nd, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report published this week shows that 33 global banks provided $1.9 trillion to fossil fuel companies since the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement at the end of 2015 and that the amount of fossil fuel financing has increased in each of the past two years.
October 22nd, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Major financial institutions continue to support fossil fuel extractions while signing onto environmental protections
March 29th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report released this week and endorsed by over 50 organizations around the world reveals that 36 of the world's biggest banks funneled $115 billion into fossil fuels in 2017, an 11% increase over 2016 levels despite it being the costliest year on record for weather disasters.
December 14th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Between January 2014 and September 2017, big banks provided an astonishing $630 billion in financing to the 120 top coal planet developers, while major institutional investors are currently investing close to $140 billion in the same companies, according to new figures published this week.
December 14th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
Saturday saw the long-awaited COP21 UN climate summit succeed in adopting a new climate change agreement, causing a frenzy of [&hellip
September 23rd, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill
The Rainforest Action Network has urged financial services giant Morgan Stanley to stop financing coal mining and coal-fired power. The Rainforest [&hellip
April 28th, 2014 | by Derek Markham
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. For most of us, what our mobile network does with the profits it makes from us [&hellip
February 18th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
[social_buttons] As a follow up to the post from Sunday (Social Media Day of Action on Mountaintop Removal), this is [&hellip
February 14th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
[social_buttons] Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is setting up a big “social media day of action” this week to put the [&hellip
