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From the Ground Up Ep. 273: Royal Bank of Canada and the Climate Crisis | 2023.03.29
Ep. 273
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A quick report on the latest IPCC summary report and on the determination of Pacific states to address the climate crisis seriously. Then an interview with Evelyn Austin, executive director of Banking on a Better Future,on the hypocrisy of the big banks in talking sustainability but funding fossil expansion.
The Royal Bank of Canada is holding its AGM in Saskatoon on April 5th. For details of an Indigenous panel discussion about the role of banks in resource development on April 4th, and a rally to oppose RBC's funding of pipeline and other projects, please see the CJS website at https://climatejusticesaskatoon.ca/
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