Washington State’s investment fund is shoveling over $8 billion of public workers’ retirement savings to the fossil fuel sector. It’s a shocking number. Especially when climate change is poised to inflict dramatic economic harm,even in scenarios where warming is limited to 2 degrees.
With legislative session wrapped up, and new members appointed to the Washington State Investment Board, we are redoubling our efforts to move our state retirement fund from being a climate chaos enabler to being a leader by pushing the financial system toward a rapid and just energy transition.
Our campaign succeeded in moving key politicians to understand the urgent need for action at our state pension fund. But we have many more politicians to move before we can make the necessary changes.
Now is the time to reach our elected officials outside of the incredibly fast paced environment of legislative session. You can play a critical role in helping your representative understand the ways climate change threatens not just our planet but also our whole economy and the need for action at our state pension fund.
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