WestLB Takes A Brave Step In The Right Direction

This post is by Yann Louvel, BankTrack Climate and Energy Campaign Coordinator. Last month we got some promising news from WestLB, the German bank. They produced a new policy on…

Bank of America’s Climate Commitment Ignores the Big Picture

Bank of America today announced a new greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitment covering their office facilities. While I welcome Bank of America’s continued acknowledgment that reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission…

What is the carbon footprint of my checking account?

RAN released a new report today, “Financing Global Warming: Canadian Banks and Fossil Fuels“, which calculates for the first time the carbon footprint from financing of fossil fuels by 7…