Our pensions are the most powerful tools we have to fight climate change
Richard Curtis is urging people to take control of how their pension is invested and demand it is given to eco-friendly companies by lobbying their providers.
The film director and sustainability campaigner, who is the founder of Make My Money Matter, said that our pensions, which are collectively worth trillions of pounds, are the most “powerful tools we have in our arsenal” to fight climate change.
Speaking to iMoney editor Sarah Davidson during a live talk on Wednesday, he said: “There is money that could be making the world better… so the sooner we can get people to lobby their providers, and the sooner we can get companies to invest in greener, the better. It’s your financial carbon footprint.”
Mr Curtis went on to describe the effect of greening your pension as 21 times more efficient than giving up meat or flying.
“It is tough to be a vegan, you have to give up meat every single day, but if you [lobby your pension provider to invest in green companies] there is a little effort but then it will be set up every single day for the rest of your life.”
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