The Hidden Relationship

Our banks are in a hidden relationship with the fossil fuel industry. In the last 12 months, the Big 5 UK high street banks – Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds - provided $37bn to fossil fuel companies, helping drive climate change. But you can change this. Tell your bank to break up with fossil fuel expansion.

Tell Your Bank to Stop Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion

Select your bank, fill in your details, and let them know it’s time to stop financing fossil fuel expansion. It’s one of the most powerful things you can do to tackle climate change.

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Barclays*
Dear Barclays, As a customer, I am complaining about the risk you are posing to my future if you keep financing fossil fuel expansion. You’ve shown that maintaining your dangerous relationship with the fossil fuel industry is a clear priority, even as peers like HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest take initial steps to stop financing fossil fuel expansion. This relationship needs to end. That’s why I support Make My Money Matter’s campaign and call for you to urgently act and catch up with other high street banks by ruling out direct finance for fossil fuel expansion, as well as putting all clients on notice that if they continue to expand, you won’t provide any further finance to them. Don’t bank on me staying with you if you stay in this dangerous relationship. Please reply to the email address below.
HSBC*
Dear HSBC As a customer, I am complaining about the risk you are posing to my future if you keep on financing companies who are engaged in fossil fuel expansion. I was happy to see you take the first step in ending this dangerous relationship by ruling out direct financing of fossil fuel expansion activity. But if you’re serious about listening to your customers and the science, it’s time to go further. This means aligning with Make My Money Matter’s calls to put all clients on notice that if they continue to expand, you won’t provide any further finance to them. Don’t bank on me staying with you if you stay in this dangerous relationship. Please reply to the email address below.
Lloyds*
Dear Lloyds As a customer, I am complaining about the risk you are posing to my future if you keep on financing clients who are engaged in fossil fuel expansion. I was happy to see you take the first step in ending your dangerous relationship with the fossil fuel industry by committing to end direct financing of new greenfield oil and gas developments. But if you’re serious about listening to your customers and the science, it’s time to go further. This means aligning with Make My Money Matter’s calls to put all clients on notice that if they continue to expand, you won’t provide any further finance to them. Don’t bank on me staying with you if you stay in this dangerous relationship. Please reply to the email address below.
Natwest
Dear Natwest As a customer, I am complaining about the risk you are posing to my future if you keep on financing fossil fuel expansion. I was happy to see you take the first step in ending this dangerous relationship by committing to stop direct financing for fossil fuel expansion, but disappointed that this won’t be implemented until 2026 for existing clients. If you’re serious about listening to your customers and the science, it’s time to bring forward this timeline and raise your ambition. This means following Make My Money Matter’s calls to rule out direct financing for fossil fuel expansion immediately and then put all clients on notice that if they continue to expand, you won’t provide any further finance to them. Don’t bank on me staying with you if you stay in this dangerous relationship. Please reply to the email address below.
Santander*
Dear Santander As a customer, I am complaining about the risk you are posing to my future if you keep on financing clients who are engaged in fossil fuel expansion. I was happy to see that you have taken some initial first steps on your exclusion policies for fossil fuel clients, but you must go further. This means aligning with Make My Money Matter’s calls to rule out direct finance for gas expansion projects, and putting all fossil fuel clients on notice that if they continue to expand, you won’t provide any further finance to them. Don’t bank on me staying with you if you stay in this dangerous relationship. Please reply to the email address below.
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As a concerned citizen, I am writing to complain about your dangerous relationship with the fossil fuel industry. By continuing to finance fossil fuel expansion - despite the clear warnings from the UN and the IEA - your actions are damaging the planet, endangering the public, and contradicting the expectations of your customers. That’s why I’m calling on you to take immediate action – as recommended by Make My Money Matter – including: 1. Stop directly financing fossil fuel expansion activity. 2. Put clients on notice that if they continue to expand, you won’t provide any further finance to them. 3. End relationships if clients do not stop fossil fuel expansion. Stopping financing fossil fuel expansion is critical for us to maintain a healthy environment for people and planet, and you have a critical role to play in this. Don’t bank on me staying quiet if you stay in this dangerous relationship.
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$141 BILLION

The amount the
big 5 provided to
the top 100 oil and
gas expanders
since 2016

$37 BILLION

The amount the
big 5 funnelled
into the fossil
fuel industry
in 2022

23 MILLION

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