What is the Relationship between Money and the Environment?
This is what I hope the focus of the blog will be. Personal Finance, Sustainable Investing, and Environment.
Money is a scary topic. It’s seen as faux pas.
Faux pas
Noun
“An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation.”
People are more willing to talk about their sex lives than money. I want to encourage people to have more conversations about money. We need to talk about it to reach our dreams and help the environment. I’m scared to talk about the environment and money because I know it’s controversial topic. But here I am, mustering up the courage to talk about this confusing grey area.
I want to explore the topics between money and the environment.
On one side, I see environmentalists bashing on billionaires. On the other side, I see investors praising billionaires on the wealth they have accumulated . Prime example: the Koch Brothers.
PERSONAL FINANCE
How are we able to save the Earth if we can’t even take care ourselves? How are we suppose to save the Earth if we’re too worried about being broke?
How much is enough? How much is enough to sustain ourselves financially? Am I allowed to dream of having nice things? Is being a millionaire mean your a bad environmentalist?
Lower income communities and people of color are the ones that will be most negatively affected by climate change. We need to empower and uplift ourselves so we aren’t taken advantage of. Make sure our personal finances are in order so they have the money and energy to fight for their rights.
Consciously Spend on the things you want and need. SAVE more money than you spend! Vote with your dollar in what you believe in.
SUSTAINABLE INVESTING
Why aren’t we fighting these greedy billionaires with MONEY?
Bill Gates is one of the biggest Billionaires but he’s using that money to solve environmental issues and public health issues. Do we hate him or love him? Is he cool because he’s intent is good?
Investing Responsibly and Sustainably. Is that even possible? The stock market is part of the capitalism system. Capitalism is driver of mindless consumption and a driver of climate change.
We need to invest in Renewable energy so we’re not dependent on fossil fuels that accelerating climate change.
Can we get our money to work for us, so we’re free to fight for the environment? If we pay a higher expense ratio for actively managed Animal, Clean Energy, Gun-free mutual fund, are we okay with putting ourselves at a disadvantage to our adversaries?
There are climate solutions that exists that can slow down climate change.
These Carbon Capture and sequestration machines can result in negative emissions and help achieve “Net Zero.” That’s going to cost A LOT of money!
Hemp, kelp, trees are natural carbon capture machines. You need money to plant and grow them!
A woman wants to keep the Antarctic seas from absorbing too much heat with white matter. Antarctic ice caps melting will result in sea level rise.
We need money for the scientists who coming up with solutions.
The lawyers who are fighting for climate-forward policies.
Politician candidates willing to fight for the climate need financial campaign support.
But you know what?! These all require money, which is why thinking about money is a integral part of the solution.
Vote with your dollar. Vote with your values. Invest with your Values. We need to create demand. We need to create public awareness.
These are the types of questions I’ll explore and try to answer on my blog.