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Shropshire Climate Action: Green Your Money How to green your money so you don't fund the climate crisis One of the most important climate actions you can take is to make sure your hard-earned money (in your bank accounts, pensions, investments and insurance policies) is not unintentionally helping to fund fossil fuel production and extraction projects. Since the landmark Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, Brendan Montague estimates in ‘Banking on our Future ’ (Ecologist, 2022) that: the top 60 banks globally have injected $2.75 trillion in fossil fuels UK banks have contributed over $300 billion Insurers like Lloyd's of London, with $30 trillion in capital, are heavily involved. A key action you can take to reduce your personal carbon footprint is to move your money into ethical financial alternatives. This includes banks, pension and investment funds, and insurers who prioritise investments in renewables and carbon-neutral initiatives and do not fund fossil fuel projects and other harmful practices such as deforestation. This section will guide you through the green finance options that are available and give you the tools to use your financial power for the planet’s well-being! 1 Green Your Banking 2 Green your Pension 3 Green your insurance 1. Banking: How to ditch your fossil fuel supporting bank & switch to a greener alternative Banks, through their lending and investment decisions, significantly shape our planet’s future. Bank Green* states that since the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, the Big Five UK high street banks (HSBC, Barclays, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds) have poured £311.3 billion into the fossil fuel sector, and £120 billion into companies at the forefront of oil and gas expansion (*Source: ShareAction’s 2022 Oil & Gas Expansion Report ) . So, what can you do to make sure you are not part of the problem? 1. Check your bank or building society’s ethical rating Use Bank Green’s search engine to see if your bank is using your money to fund climate chaos. See MotherTree’s Bank League Table which calculates the carbon emissions of major UK banks and reveals the top offenders. Use MotherTree’s Money Carbon Calculator for free to calculate your money's impact and get connected with greener banks. Look up Good with Money’s league tables for the: The worst banks for climate emissions Best ethical providers for current accounts Best ethical providers for savings accounts  Best ethical credit cards Best ethical providers for business current accounts Subscribe to Ethical Consumer magazine online to see the most up to date rankings of banks and buildings societies in the UK showing 31 current accounts, 50 savings accounts (including ISAs), and 30 small business accounts. As a rule of thumb Building Societies are almost always a greener option. Avoid banks such as Barclays and HSBC. Some credit unions also offer current accounts so you can help people and planet at the same time. 2. Move your money Use this FREE current account switch service to help you to make the change – it’s so simple! The switching service will: move your money, direct debits and standing orders across to the new account close your previous account transfer any payments meant to go into your old accounts, for example your salary All this takes just 7 working days to clean up your finances! Your action will make a difference! According to MotherTree , £12,500 held in a current account (the average UK household saving figure in 2022) with Barclays, contributes 2.9 tonnes CO2 per year - more than flying from the UK to Rome 14 times. So switching to a greener provider can significantly reduce your carbon footprint! 2. Pensions: Invest your pension in a greener future The UK’s pension funds – the largest in Europe – hold more than £2.6 trillion in assets (Source: ShareAction ). Workplace and personal pensions are typically the largest investments individuals make in their lifetime. But do you know what your pension pot is funding? This money could be invested in creating a better world but much of it is instead fuelling its destruction. Many pension providers' default funds, the ones people are automatically enrolled in, do not exclude sectors that are harmful to the environment. According to the Finance Innovation Lab : £300 billion of UK pension capital is invested in companies with a high risk of driving deforestation £88 billion is invested in the fossil fuel industry only 4% of the pensions industry’s assets are invested in climate solutions. Investments in fossil fuels are also risky which could undermine your pension’s long-term security (Source: ShareAction ). According to Make My Money Matter greening your pension is 21 times more effective at reducing your carbon footprint than giving up flying, no longer eating meat and switching energy provider COMBINED . No pension is perfect but you can take these steps to make yours greener: 1. Check where your money is going Review your pension provider’s investment policy and whether they have policies to exclude or reduce investments in damaging sectors such as fossil fuels. Use MotherTree’s Money Carbon Calculator for free to calculate your pension’s impact. Check your local authority pension fund using the Divest website . Subscribe to Ethical Consumer magazine online to see how 23 major pension providers are ranked. View Make My Money Matter’s rankings of the 12 largest UK pension providers on their climate plans here. 2. Demand ethical options If your pension provider does not offer ethical investment options, don't be afraid to speak up and express your concerns. ShareAction can help you lobby your fund manager for carbon divestment. Use their tools to take action. 3. Switch to an ethical pension fund Find an alternative pension provider or funds that prioritise sustainable investments and explicitly exclude fossil fuels and other harmful industries. Ethical consumer magazine have published this Pension Guide which you can subscribe to, to find the most ethical pensions. Their top 3 most ethical pension funds are: NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) ethical pension fund Pension Bee Climate Fund pension The People's Pension ethical fund Check out this free Good with Money guide - Best ethical pension funds in 2025. Before making any decisions about pensions seek professional advice. Ethical consumer magazine has this guide to finding independent financial advisers specialising in ethical investment . 4. Campaign for change Support campaigns for more responsible investment practices which prioritise sustainable and ethical investments. The UK Divest website is full of useful information for local grassroots groups who are demanding our public institutions divest from the fossil fuel industry. Find your local Divestment campaign here . Fossil Free Shropshire is campaigning for Shropshire Council to divest the Shropshire Pension Fund which still invests at least £26 million in the fossil fuel industry. Read this guide on how to lobby your local councillors about divestment. Write to your MP using UK Divest’s letter proforma. Sign the Finance Innovation Lab and 350.org’s petition calling on the UK government to reform the pensions system so it delivers better outcomes for savers and pensioners, the economy and the environment. Insurance: Switch to insurance that doesn't cost the earth Is your home insurance, travel insurance, health insurance, car insurance or pet insurance inadvertently funding the climate crisis? ShareAction’s Insuring Disaster 2024 report revealed that the insurance sector paid out over $100 billion a year for the last four years in claims related to the impact of global heating. At the same time the insurance companies are continuing to invest in and underwrite increased fossil fuel production and projects which destroy vital ecosystems for agriculture or mining. Here’s what you can do to make sure your insurance provider is not investing your policyholder premiums in activities that harm the environment. 1. Research your insurer's investments Read ShareAction’s Insuring Disaster 2024 report about the insurance sector which ranks the world’s largest insurers’ approaches to responsible investment and underwriting. Use Insure Our Future’s scorecard which provides more in depth analysis of insurance companies underwriting and investing in coal, oil and gas projects. Are they being transparent about their investment practices and do they disclose investments in sectors like fossil fuels and deforestation? Do they have environmental policies in place to actively exclude investments in industries that contribute to the climate crisis. Are they signatories of initiatives like the Principles for Sustainable Insurance. Have they received certifications from organisations like B Corp which confirm they meet rigorous social and environmental standards. 2. Switch to a more ethical insurance company Find an insurer that explicitly avoids supporting industries harmful to the environment and instead invest in renewable energy and conservation efforts. View The Good Shopping Guide’s ethical comparison table of the UK’s big insurance providers. Read Good with Money’s Best ethical home insurers in 2025 . Subscribe to Ethical Consumer magazine online and use their Green insurance guides which cover car, house, pet and health insurance. 3. Campaign for change If your insurance provider is part of the problem write to them or share your concerns on social media and tag your insurance provider to encourage them to take action. Support Insure Our Future - a global campaign urging insurance companies to stop underwriting and investing in fossil fuels. Join Insure our Survival to take direct action outside insurance companies around the UK.

Shropshire Climate Action: Schools & Youth Groups Resources for schools & youth groups Schools, youth clubs, Scouts and Guides groups play a vital role in educating young people about the climate crisis, sustainability and active travel and showing how they can be part of the solution. Generation Zero Carbon Shropshire - a group of young adults aged 16-30 living in Shropshire during the covid pandemic who were affiliated to Zero Carbon Shropshire - and Deborah Murphy, a former deputy head teacher, created many of the resources on this page. They wanted to ensure Shropshire’s younger citizens have a voice in the ongoing debate about carbon emissions. Resources have also been provided by the Teach The Future campaign which aims to reform the UK education system around the issues of climate justice, the natural world, and sustainability. Let's Go Zero - a national campaign uniting teachers, pupils, parents and their schools to become zero carbon by 2030 - also provides support to schools. You can book one of their Climate Action Advisors to give free and tailored advice to help green school buildings, transport, menus and more. Watch this video Young people from Generation Zero Carbon Shropshire created this video for Key Stage 3 students. Listen to what they have to say about the climate crisis and what young people in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin can do about it. Key Stage 3 sustainability resources These sustainability resources for schools were designed by Generation Zero Carbon Shropshire and former deputy head teacher Deborah Murphy to be used for stand-alone sessions with KS3 students. This material is intended to launch discussion about the climate crisis, sustainability and the goal of zero carbon emissions in Shropshire by 2030. This lesson will suit a range of settings including: PHSCE, Citizenship English - extend into persuasive letter writing Flexible Learning Days Catch up Literacy sessions Youth Club, Scouts, Guides, youth group sessions . Click the orange links to download the resources : the video above - suitable for assemblies, tutorial time, break times etc. lesson plan for a stand-alone lesson that can be adapted to meet specific needs. Activities can be stretched to allow deeper exploration if required powerpoint presentation to accompany the lesson plan key words sheet sustainability pledge sheet What can I do now poster letter template for a school action plan to email to Shropshire Climate Action via: contact@shropshireclimateaction.org Active Travel to School For more information about the support available to schools to encourage their pupils to walk and cycle to school see our page on Active Travel (scroll to the bottom of the page) How to decarbonise a school in Clun Read the Action Learning Project case study of St George's CE Academy, Clun and their journey to decarbonise their school. including: which strategies are most effective in encouraging participation in activities designed to reduce carbon emissions at a community level what barriers and challenges lay in the way of the group making progress. The action learning project report (2025) was produced by South Shropshire Climate Action with support from a grant from Shropshire Council to explore how communities in Shropshire can achieve Net Zero by 2030.

Shropshire Climate Action: Car travel Car travel Clean Air: How to tackle air pollution in our communities Air pollution is a hidden environmental and health challenge. The most common and hazardous pollutants are: Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a gas that comes from combustion processes powering petrol and diesel vehicles Particulate matter (PM), small airborne particles released from tyres and brakes. Air pollution contributes to 43,000 premature deaths each year in the UK.  Health risks from this air pollution include asthma, lung disease, and heart attacks. Air pollution is particularly harmful to children and the elderly. In Shropshire there are several poor air ‘hotspots’: Shrewsbury (Castle Hill area) and Bridgnorth (Pound St area) have Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) due to having exceeded 40ug/m3 of NO2. The M54, A5, A41 and A49 are also major traffic routes. There are also industrial and industrialised agricultural sites. What can we do to improve air quality? Avoid driving into towns, especially at peak times. Use the park and ride for Shrewsbury and local bus and trains where you can. Walk or cycle for shorter routes if you can. Do not sit in your car and have the engine running (idling). Not only is this illegal (Highway Code rule 123) but it reduces the vehicle’s fuel economy, costs money, and creates pollution. Idling for more than 10 seconds uses more fuel and produces more emissions than stopping and restarting the engine does. Use this guide and email proforma to report engine idling to Shropshire Council. Read more information on engine idling. (data from Living Streets and Shropshire Council ) 20's Plenty www.20splenty.org/briefings 20's Plenty for Us is a national movement with almost 700 local groups, campaigning for a speed limit of 20mph on residential streets and in town and village centres. Most of the UK's larger cities have adopted 20mph for their residential streets 28 million people in the UK live in places where 20mph is the urban/village norm At least 8 Shropshire town councils endorse the 20's Plenty campaign: Shrewsbury, Shifnal, Oswestry, Ludl ow, Bridgnorth, Bishop's Castle, Broseley, Cleobury Mortimer. There are multiple benefits including road safety, car bon emissions and environmental quality. Join the 20’s Plenty Facebook Campaigner’s Group or go to the 20's Plenty website. Photo credit: 20's Plenty Read more... Why the 20mph speed limit plan for Wales is a fantastic idea' | Will Hayward (August 2023) Car share clubs Co Wheels was set up to provide an environmentally friendly, community-based alternative to car ownership. Co Wheels has grown to become the UK’s largest community interest car club operator, operating pay-as-you go car clubs, pool car fleet management and franchise operations in over 60 towns and cities across the UK with a 24/7 call centre. Co Wheels’ Shropshire Car Club has cars in Shrewsbury and Ludlow. Y ou can join this Shropshire car share club here. CoMoUK is a national organisation that provides help with setting up new car share clubs Electric Vehicles Sustainable Bridgnorth’s leaflet provides useful inform ation on using electric vehicles for both short and longer journeys, how to charge your car at home and the costs involved. Read more here CANCELLED Shrewsbury North West Relief Road At a Shropshire Council cabinet meeting on the 9th July 2025, Shropshire Council's new leader, Cllr Heather Kidd, declared the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road "dead in the water". This is a huge victory in terms of preventing ~140,000 tonnes of emissions and massive nature destruction, including the loss of veteran trees like the Darwin Oak. Campaigners across Shropshire helped make this happen by raising the alarm about the project's spiralling costs and environmental damage, helping to ensure it didn't progress. The proposed road was due to be constructed between the A5 at Welshpool Road roundabout to the Ellesmere Road roundabout and estimated to emit about 70,000 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e), taking until at least 2070 to offset these emissions. Read our objection here Read our Independent Critical Assessment

Shropshire Climate Action: Reuse - Repair - Recycle Reuse-Repair-Recycle Our consu mer society and its environmental impacts We live in a consumer society and a culture that encourages us to buy more than we need. Almost everything we buy takes energy to produce, which is usually sourced from fossil fuels (electricity, gas, coal, oil), so our purchases also contain ‘embedded carbon’. If an item is thrown away and sent to landfill or an incinerator, this contributes to other greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane. Actions you can take Instead of buying new things, adopt the sustainability principles of: Refuse & reduce, Reuse & share, Repair, & repurpose, Rot and Recycle & refill. Refuse & reduce Reuse & share Repair & repurpose Rot (food waste) Recycle & refill

Shropshire Climate Action: Local retrofitted property examples Local examples Stories of local residents and their journeys to make their homes more energy efficient through the installation of insulation and renewable energy. Local example 1 Eco-friendly renovation of a medieval house Local example 2 Improving energy efficiency and insulation in a rural 1840s house nea r Clun Summary of the house and the work done to date Local example 3 Making a 1950’s ex-council house in Ludlow more energy efficie nt The full story Local example 4 Retrofitting a 19 60’s semi detached in a Conservation Area Local example 5 Watch the video tour of a local Shropshire couple's 1980's bungalow and how they made it more energy efficient The building Ditching the gas Six months on Domestic battery storage Cost & energy savings Local Example 6 Retrofitting a remote 1990’s house in the Shropshire Hills Local Example 7 Cost of installing renewables to a property (PV panels, battery & ground source heat pump) Local Example 8 Insulating a new build in Ludlow Local Example 9 Passivhaus New Build in Much Wenlock

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