Banks are funding climate chaos. You don't have to

davydm

what a crazy idea either: 1. you spend all the effort and time (and money - it's not free to drive around, and there are often join fees) to switch banks and it makes no difference whatsoever, or 2. the overall energy consumption remains the same, and everyone levels out, because that's just how much energy banks require per customer I'm all for saving the earth but I don't see how making my life more difficult will change this situation one iota - meanwhile, I have limited time to live, limited resources of my own.

themanmaran

This feels like a weak argument to me. At the end of the day, nearly all cash flow, good or bad, moves through banks. And unlike speculative investing like VC or public equities, banks lend against fundamentals: cash flow, collateral, debt coverage, repayment history. Their fiduciary responsibility to deploy deposits into relatively safe, income-generating assets. As long as a fossil fuel business is financially sound (ie the pipeline manufacturer with stable cash flow and strong collateral) it’s hard to expect a bank to categorically refuse them as a customer.

Cider9986

I would like to dump the banks. They are a drag. Using a bank makes me support whatever the bank wants. Yeah, I'd rather not fund fossil fuels–so I won't, because my funds are not loaned to anyone else. I'd rather not let someone else have custody over my funds when I have a perfect way to handle them by myself. Not to mention they suck for payments.