Canadian Banks Have an Outsized Impact on Global Fossil Fuel Financing
We pledged to reduce emissions by 30 per cent by 2030, but will financial institutions undermine this goal?
Michelle Gamage is a Vancouver-based journalist with an environmental focus who regularly reports on climate for The Tyee. You can find her on Twitter @Michelle Gamage. SHARES The Banking on a Better Future movement launched April 1.
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When 18-year-old climate activist Naisha Khan wants to start a conversation about how banking fuels climate change, she asks someone how they think their bank makes money to pay them interest each month.