# 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. {% embed url="" %} Video timeline (mins:secs): 00:00 - 00:14 Introduction 00:14 - 32:16 Presentation 32:16 - 59:33 (end) Q & A *** #### Presentation: {% file src="/files/EW5GhuPR2hwSMvGnJYTK" %} *** #### 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 ](< 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: 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 *** #### Search terms: current account, savings account, pensions, fossil fuels, green banks, banks investing in fossil fuels, investments --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.greatcollaboration.uk/knowledgebase/events/banter-sessions-inc-table-of-all-sessions/banter-18-mothertree-08may24-dan-sherrard-smith.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.