FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Interviews available December 16, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Stop the Money Pipeline coalition members respond to Goldman’s new climate targets NEW YORK — Today Goldman Sachs launched an updated climate report with targets that sidestep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and opt for reductions in carbon intensity. Despite today’s commitment […]
Category Archives: In The News
Biden, In The News, Press Release
Climate groups blast ALEC for legislation against fossil fuel divestment and regulation
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Climate groups blast ALEC for legislation against fossil fuel divestment and regulation SAN FRANCISCO — On December 3rd, the Center for Media and Democracy reported that the American Legislative Exchange Council voted to support two pieces of model legislation attacking fossil fuel divestment titled […]
Biden, In The News, Press Release
Stop the Money Pipeline Groups React to Biden’s Federal Reserve Chair Nominations
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2021 Contacts: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Climate and finance groups react to Biden’s Federal Reserve Chair Nominations WASHINGTON DC — Today, President Joe Biden announced the re-nomination of Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair, and Lael Branaird as Vice Chair. The White House also said today it plans to fill three […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Climate groups call out banks lobbying for watered down Net Zero Commitments Stop the Money Pipeline organizations respond to news that on behalf of a group of 12 banks, HSBC lobbied Mark Carney’s GFANZ to scrap mandatory science-based targets and delay a deadline NEW […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Climate groups respond to Climate Finance Day announcements at COP26 Stop the Money Pipeline organizations respond to Morgan Stanley’s new 2030 targets, the British Treasury’s new requirements GLASGOW — Today, private and public institutions released new net zero targets and strategies on “Climate Finance Day” […]
Biden, In The News, Press Release
US lags further after British Treasury issues new fossil fuel finance standards
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Jason Schwartz, jason.schwartz@thesunriseproject.org US lags further after British Treasury issues new fossil fuel finance standards GLASGOW — Today UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced new requirements for firms to publish net zero transition and decarbonization plans in alignment with the goals […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Climate groups: Mark Carney’s GFANZ $130 Trillion in Net Zero Commitments ignores fossil fuel financing Climate groups have recently pushed back on GFANZ for loopholes in net zero framework GLASGOW — Today the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) announced in its […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Interviews available October 21, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Stop the Money Pipeline coalition members respond to FSOC report on Climate-Related Financial Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), chaired by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, issued an unprecedented report on climate-related financial risk. The report is the […]
With less than two weeks until the start of the Glasgow Climate Talks, Stop the Money Pipeline is preparing to turn up the heat on banks during the youth-led October 29th Fossil Free Future day of action. Though the banks will never admit it, years of pressure has pushed a number of major Canadian and […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2021 Contact: Jackie Fielder, jackie@stopthemoneypipeline.com Stop the Money Pipeline Responds to JP Morgan Chase joining Net-Zero Alliance Today, JP Morgan Chase updated its Environmental and Social Policy Framework, demonstrating its new membership in the Net Zero Banking Alliance ahead of COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Just under two weeks […]