Did you know that changing your pension provider is one of the biggest ways to slash your carbon footprint?
With over £2.6 trillion in the UK tied up in pension funds, which are often invested by banks in industries like fossil fuels or tobacco, Kenneth and Holly join us from Make Money Matter to explain the power you have by being able to switch your pension to one that invests in a sustainable future instead.
It’s simple. Why would you try to live a low-impact life, but, leaving your growing retirement fund invested in practices which don’t align with your own values? Your pension is supposed to protect your future, but if it’s invested in fossil fuels, it undermines it. Switch to a pension provider which invests in renewables or has pledged to go carbon-free - something that Make My Money Matter is campaigning hard to ensure that the whole industry does.
Find out more about MMMM and their fantastic 21X campaign: https://makemymoneymatter.co.uk/21x/
Watch the Dr Bronwyn King TED Talk mentioned in this episode: https://www.ted.com/talks/bronwyn_king_you_may_be_accidentally_investing_in_cigarette_companies?language=en
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61: Eco(ish) Home Renovation & Redecoration
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58: Cryptocurrency! Is Bitcoin burning the planet?
57: Trees! With Joe Middleton from Woodland Trust
56: Carbon Storage
55: Renewables with Juliet Davenport, CEO of Good Energy
54: Starting a Sustainable and Ethical Business, with James from Animall Tea
53: Chris Jones from Cornwall Beaver Project
52: How to grow your own food
51: PETS! Can they be sustainable? Feat. Ryan Dalton
50: Tea and Coffee
49: Anthropogenic Noise! (Human sound pollution)
48: BOGS! Nature‘s best carbon capture habitats.
47: Air Pollution: What are we breathing in?
46: Tom Carroll: Saving the rainforest with TikTok, 3D printng coral reefs, and offshore wind farms
45: Merry Christmas-is-a-bit-cancelled bonus Q&A!
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