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Climate First Bank Features on WFLA TV Climate Classroom

Rachel Kent

April 11, 2023

Climate First Bank Founder & CEO, Ken LaRoe, joined Jeff Berardelli for a WFLA-TV News Channel 8  Climate Classroom feature exploring how banks investments have a huge impact on our environment and climate.

Shockingly, four of the biggest funders of fossil fuels are all US banks. And since the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, they've spent over a trillion dollars underwriting fossil fuel projects.

There's something really simple you can do to make sure your dollar bills aren't a part of this harmful practice - switch to a bank that has ESG engrained into its DNA, like Climate First Bank.

Watch the full interview here: 

Source: https://www.wfla.com/weather/climate-classroom/tampa-bay-area-bank-leads-charge-in-combating-climate-change/

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