Fossil-Free Finance

Fossil-Free Finance

Fossil-Free Finance

We're pushing major Wall Street companies to stop financing fossil fuel expansion and help accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy for all.



Everyone knows about the fossil fuel industry’s role in the climate crisis. But there’s another, lesser-known culprit: Wall Street. Join the growing movement telling Wall Street to move money out of dirty energy projects and scale up financing for clean energy instead. Sign the petition to tell America’s largest banks to stop funding fossil fuels!

US Banks

Big US banks JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America are some of the biggest fossil fuel financiers in the world. If we want to avoid climate chaos, we must call on banks to stop funding coal, oil, and gas and invest in clean energy.

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Investors

Major investors — including asset managers like BlackRock and Vanguard and pensions like CalPERS — help people manage their retirement funds and other investments. But these financial institutions are also funneling money into the companies wrecking our planet.

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Financial Regulation

Powerful federal regulators like the Federal Reserve, the Department of the Treasury, and the Securities and Exchange Commission all have a role to play in ensuring the US economy and our banking system are protected from climate-related financial shocks.

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January 10, 2020

Over twenty people occupied a Chase Bank branch in Washington, D.C. today to kick off Stop the Money Pipeline, a major new activist effort going after the financial industry’s funding of climate destruction.

January 9, 2020

A coalition of some of the nation’s leading climate, youth, and Indigenous organizations will launch a major new mobilization on Friday, Stop the Money Pipeline, that will pressure banks, insurance companies and asset managers to stop financing…

January 9, 2020

Today, BlackRock announced that it will be joining Climate Action 100+. In response to the decision, members of the BlackRock’s Big Problem network issued the following statements:

May 23, 2019

Virginians rallied at bank branches across the state yesterday to call on major banks to pull their support for the fossil fuel industry.

May 21, 2019

Virginians will rally at bank branches across the state tomorrow to call on major banks to pull their support for dirty fossil fuels.