Albert Carter
@albertcarter.bsky.social
Bank.Green cofounder, director, developer
I'm proud to be one of the Grist.org's 50 people making a climate impact in 2025, for my work with parsing financial institution climate policies. Thank you @grist.org !
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September 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I'm proud to be one of the Grist.org's 50 people making a climate impact in 2025, for my work with parsing financial institution climate policies. Thank you @grist.org !
grist.org/fix/grist-50...
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🎉 My work was featured yesterday in an article in The Independent. 🎉
Not only is #HSBC violating the sprit of its #climate policy, it's violating the wording too. What other policies and and regulations might it be disregarding? 🤔
Not only is #HSBC violating the sprit of its #climate policy, it's violating the wording too. What other policies and and regulations might it be disregarding? 🤔
HSBC accused of ‘bulldozing through’ key climate policy with $1bn Glencore deal
New analysis from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Independent has found that in May 2023 the bank helped raise funds for the mining giant despite climate promises
www.independent.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In 2016, I led a team researching the suspicious disappearance of methane leaks from public records. Now, that work is being used in a lawsuit requiring National Grid to fix the leaks.
clf.org/newsroom/gas-leaks-posing-danger-to-massachusetts-communities/
lostleaks.csail.mit.edu
clf.org/newsroom/gas-leaks-posing-danger-to-massachusetts-communities/
lostleaks.csail.mit.edu
Gas Leaks Posing Danger to Massachusetts Communities
In the latest effort to prevent methane leaks that pose explosive dangers to communities, kill trees, and cost families and businesses money for gas that never reaches their home or office, Conservati...
www.clf.org
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In 2016, I led a team researching the suspicious disappearance of methane leaks from public records. Now, that work is being used in a lawsuit requiring National Grid to fix the leaks.
clf.org/newsroom/gas-leaks-posing-danger-to-massachusetts-communities/
lostleaks.csail.mit.edu
clf.org/newsroom/gas-leaks-posing-danger-to-massachusetts-communities/
lostleaks.csail.mit.edu
January 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Banks will collude on all sorts of things - not on solving the climate crisis though. That one is not a priority.
bank.green/blog/nzba-dr...
bank.green/blog/nzba-dr...
Prisoners' dilemmas and the NZBA
Game theory explains why US banks are dropping out of the Net Zero Banking Alliance
bank.green
January 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Banks will collude on all sorts of things - not on solving the climate crisis though. That one is not a priority.
bank.green/blog/nzba-dr...
bank.green/blog/nzba-dr...
“My faith demands - this is not optional - my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.”
And so you did. Rest in peace Jimmy Carter.
And so you did. Rest in peace Jimmy Carter.
December 30, 2024 at 11:15 AM
“My faith demands - this is not optional - my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.”
And so you did. Rest in peace Jimmy Carter.
And so you did. Rest in peace Jimmy Carter.
Happy Winter Solstace?
Winter solstace is energy is dark, wicked, and only infrequently happy. How about, "Have a Wicked Solstace," instead?
Winter solstace is energy is dark, wicked, and only infrequently happy. How about, "Have a Wicked Solstace," instead?
December 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Happy Winter Solstace?
Winter solstace is energy is dark, wicked, and only infrequently happy. How about, "Have a Wicked Solstace," instead?
Winter solstace is energy is dark, wicked, and only infrequently happy. How about, "Have a Wicked Solstace," instead?
Do you know of open source environmental projects that can use funding? openclimate.fund is putting up money for these projects
#openclimatefund
#openclimatefund
OpenClimate.fund
Building an open science funding revolution for open source climate action.
openclimate.fund
December 18, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Do you know of open source environmental projects that can use funding? openclimate.fund is putting up money for these projects
#openclimatefund
#openclimatefund
@matt-levine.bsky.social - Your empty voting piece got me thinking. What if someone's not financially motivated and they'd like to borrow stock simply to vote.
Empty voting might sometimes be illegal, but what about paying for votes?
Empty voting might sometimes be illegal, but what about paying for votes?
December 10, 2024 at 9:02 AM
@matt-levine.bsky.social - Your empty voting piece got me thinking. What if someone's not financially motivated and they'd like to borrow stock simply to vote.
Empty voting might sometimes be illegal, but what about paying for votes?
Empty voting might sometimes be illegal, but what about paying for votes?
Are you looking for a job in climate? BankTrack is hiring a Banks and Steel campaigner. I can vouch that Julia, the campaign lead, is great to work with. Apply here:
We're hiring!
BankTrack is looking for a new Banks and Steel Campaigner to help end bank finance for metallurgical coal, and push banks to finance a just transition to fossil free steel
📅 Apply by January 6th
Info: banktrack.org/jobs
#jobs #vacancy #hiring #campaigner
BankTrack is looking for a new Banks and Steel Campaigner to help end bank finance for metallurgical coal, and push banks to finance a just transition to fossil free steel
📅 Apply by January 6th
Info: banktrack.org/jobs
#jobs #vacancy #hiring #campaigner
Jobs at BankTrack
Become a Banks and Steel Campaigner at BankTrack (32 hours per week) - Download PDF version here - The primary aim of BankTrack’s Banks and Steel project is to commit commercial…
www.banktrack.org
December 4, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Are you looking for a job in climate? BankTrack is hiring a Banks and Steel campaigner. I can vouch that Julia, the campaign lead, is great to work with. Apply here: