Banter 18: MotherTree, 08May24, Dan Sherrard-Smith

Dan demonstrates how the mainstream financial system (your current account, savings account, pension, investments) is heavily invested in fossil fuels and other ills, and the leverage that you have to combat climate change by simply moving your money to greener banks - and how to do it.

Video timeline (mins:secs):

00:00 - 00:14 Introduction

00:14 - 32:16 Presentation

32:16 - 59:33 (end) Q & A

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Presentation:

7MB

MotherTree-240508-presentation-gss.pdf

pdf

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Chat text:

00:22:17 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: y

00:22:49 Joolz | Hopton PC & Community Climate Action: Yes! They communicate back and forth and recognise siblings... :)

00:28:03 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: Ah, but aren't the petrochemical firms gaming us? Rebranding as Renewables companies!

00:28:56 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: Debunking greenwashing - I LOVE IT!!

00:37:21 Jacky Lawrence, Napton PC Climate and Environment Working Party: My flexible drawdown pension has been transferred to TransAct. I have to choose where to invest it. I wonder if you're familiar with Transact? I know nothing about investments.

00:40:12 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: Can we access league tables from you so we can lookup our banks? eg Redwood bank for my council

00:42:17 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: Curious to know what the M&A impact on this carbon position from Coventry BS merging with Coop Bank

00:45:43 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: Food and drink is ranked no 2 or 3 in the Cotswolds for its ghg emissions. Curious whether you have a view or plan to enter this?

00:47:31 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: I've been working with Small World Consulting at Cotswold National Landscape to measure our 2019 benchmark for our 2050 NetZero routemap

00:49:18 Dan Sherrard-Smith: https://form.typeform.com/to/jUoHhYWA

00:49:26 Dan Sherrard-Smith: https://www.mymothertree.com/

00:49:58 Jacky Lawrence, Napton PC Climate and Environment Working Party: Really interesting - thank you

00:52:16 Dan Sherrard-Smith: https://groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/climate-action/how-waltham-forest-has-divested-pensions-out-fossil-fuels

00:54:46 Amanda Davis Cotswolds: Many councils switched to Unity Bank after covid.. how do they compare for tonnes?

00:59:50 Joolz | Hopton PC & Community Climate Action: Hi Amanda - my understanding is that they don't invest in Oil & Gas at all. So I would imagine pretty well, but Dan can perhaps provide more detail...

01:01:26 Dan Sherrard-Smith: [e-mail]

01:12:00 Eluned Lewis-Nichol: Thank you Dan You answered a lot of questions I had long been asking

01:12:33 Kirsten Newble Cambridgeshire: Really great to hear from you Dan. Thanks,

01:13:08 Cllr Tracey McMahon, Houghton Regis Town Council: Great session! really enjoyed it!

01:13:41 Mary Moore Devon: Thanks Dan

01:14:51 Jacky Lawrence, Napton PC Climate and Environment Working Party: thank you

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