{"id":238252,"date":"2023-01-07T11:17:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T10:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=238252"},"modified":"2023-01-07T11:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T10:17:46","slug":"climate-divestment-kentucky-boycotts-woke-anti-fossil-fuel-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=238252","title":{"rendered":"Climate Divestment: Kentucky Boycotts Woke Anti-Fossil Fuel Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" data-attachment-id=\"238255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=238255\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?fit=1535%2C1023&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1535,1023\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"image-242\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?fit=840%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?resize=840%2C559&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-242.png?w=1535&amp;ssl=1 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2023\/01\/06\/climate-divestment-kentucky-boycotts-woke-anti-fossil-fuel-banks\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=climate-divestment-kentucky-boycotts-woke-anti-fossil-fuel-banks\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t Carl \u2013 Will woke fossil fuel hating banks like BlackRock have to disclose the risk of being boycotted by GOP states on their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/news\/press-release\/2022-46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEC climate risk declarations<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Another State Puts Energy-Boycotting ESG-Loving Companies On Notice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WRITTEN BY&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/author\/ccdeditor\/\">SPENCER BROWN<\/a>&nbsp;ON&nbsp;JAN 3, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Commonwealth of Kentucky, GOP leaders are not messing around when it comes to woke ESG \u2014 environmental, social, and governance \u2014 policies that endanger the Bluegrass State\u2019s economy and the well-being of its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/state-ags-take-aim-at-10-trillion-investment-giant-over-woke-investing\/\">joining investigations against companies<\/a>&nbsp;over their use of ESG in attempts to \u201cdecarbonize\u201d the global economy and fighting to keep woke asset management firms from scooping up shares of publicly traded utilities, Kentucky is putting the companies that boycott reliable and affordable energy on notice. [emphasis, links added]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball named&nbsp;<strong>11 such financial companies currently boycotting energy companies<\/strong>, following the passage of a 2022 law that directed Ball\u2019s office to&nbsp;<strong>publish a list of companies actively&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/bans-on-fossil-fuel-funding-threatening-africas-future\/\">engaged in energy boycotts<\/a><\/strong>, which then puts said&nbsp;<strong>companies on a path toward divestment by the Commonwealth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>updated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/treasury.ky.gov\/ESG\/Pages\/List.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">list<\/a>&nbsp;of companies engaged in energy boycotts<\/strong>&nbsp;was based on a \u201ccareful review of publicly available statements and commitments made by the companies\u201d and includes the following entities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BlackRock, Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BNP Paribas SA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citigroup Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate First Bank<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dankse Bank A\/S<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HSBC PLC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nordea Bank ABP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schroders PLC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Svenska Handelsbanken AB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swedbank AB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/another-state-puts-energy-boycotting-esg-loving-companies-on-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/another-state-puts-energy-boycotting-esg-loving-companies-on-notice\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far at least the companies affected appear to be shrugging off these state legislature boycotts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But upsetting regulators is never a good thing if you are a bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If banks ignore these warning signals, and continue upsetting GOP legislators with their anti-fossil fuel discrimination, next time they ask for a GFC financial bailout, say if&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/finance\/markets\/world-markets\/situation-in-china-set-to-lead-world-into-global-economic-crisis\/news-story\/cb1eafa9d9e6b204f03fc867609ce2eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Chinese economy implodes<\/a>&nbsp;and drags&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-09-07\/george-soros-calls-blackrock-s-china-investment-tragic-mistake?utm_medium=cpc_search&amp;utm_campaign=NB_ENG_DSAXX_DSAXXXXXXXXXX_EVG_XXXX_XXX_Y0469_EN_EN_X_BLOM_GO_SE_XXX_XXXXXXXXXX&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAh9qdBhAOEiwAvxIok5GpxCRM7y_5C9Z_2EhiPEvFGQt1fYyYPMu7Qv0ettWW_QOpfYq8ABoC8aEQAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China exposed banks<\/a>&nbsp;underwater, they might find nobody at the GOP controlled congress wants to answer their phone call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But upsetting regulators is never a good thing if you are a 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