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The War on Cash is not just war on privacy, but war on the environment as well

www.wired.com Your Money Is Funding Fossil Fuels Without You Knowing It

Banks use your deposits to make loans to carbon-intensive industries. A new analysis finds that $1,000 in your account creates emissions equal to a flight from NYC to Seattle.

Your Money Is Funding Fossil Fuels Without You Knowing It

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/7212221

Keeping $1k in a bank for 1 year is equal to the CO₂ emissions of flying New York to Seattle. Because banks invest in fossil fuels.

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