While government and others in power continue to ‘dither and delay’ in their response to the climate and ecological emergency XRL are here with help and advice on how to green your life!
Banking and the financial sector are huge financial contributors to the climate and ecological emergency, bankrolling a who’s who of the worst polluters on the planet. Meeting the targets of the Paris Agreement means completely restructuring their portfolios and investment strategies. Not only are they not acting now but they’ve actively increased investment, pouring $2.7 trillion (£2.2 trillion) into the fossil fuel industry since the Paris Agreement was signed.
Energy generation is another significant contributor to our planetary emergency. While we have excellent renewable capabilities in the UK we are still approving fossil fuel projects abroad and in the UK and are choosing to remain dependent on gas for the foreseeable future.
XR is always on the lookout for ways to bring this into the public consciousness and hold these climate criminals to account. To find out how you can get involved join a WhatsApp or Telegram chat from our Connect page. For ways that you can act now and make small but important changes to your life then check out our resources below. If enough of us make these small changes it will send a big message to government and business.
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The following websites/publications are really good resources for investigating how to green your life:
Switchit.money helps you to see how your bank, utility provider or pension provider stacks up.
Green Choices offers loads of free resources for personal greening from how to holiday to what to buy.
Ethical Consumer is a subscription publication costing £30pa. It offers a similar service to Green Choices but for this price you will get access to their extensive back library.
The Green Choices website has excellent advice on how to make green investments.
For a more personal take on investments, here is a document written by a lambeth rebel explaining how he took control of his pension, saved money on advisor fees and invested in ethical funds.
Banks and the financial industry are funding the climate and ecological crisis by investing trillions of dollars in polluting industries.
Click here for a list of ethical banks.
Energy generation is a huge driver of the climate crisis. In the UK we have an electricity grid that gives us all an opportunity to be greener but finding the right provider isn't always easy. Click here for a list of green energy providers that can help you get clean electricity in your home.