Richard Brooks
@richardbrooks.bsky.social
Climate Finance Director @Stand.earth
Fighting climate change by challenging the power of the financial institutions enabling fossil fuels companies. Banks, pensions and retirement funds on my radar. Advancing climate finance action.
Fighting climate change by challenging the power of the financial institutions enabling fossil fuels companies. Banks, pensions and retirement funds on my radar. Advancing climate finance action.
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Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs to Major Banks & Pensions: Investing in Ksi Lisims LNG a Major Risk | Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
A letter sent was sent to 43 banks and pension funds by Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and supported by 125 civil society organizations to respect Gitanyow rights, and urge against providing financing or ...
www.gitanyowchiefs.com
Breaking: Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs write to 40+ banks, pensions & credit agencies calling on them to not finance or invest in Ksi Lisims #LNG project in BC, Canada - warn of financial, legal and environmental risks. Letter endorsed by 125 NGOs.
#greensky
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/gitanyo...
#greensky
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Ew. It's disgusting that my national pension plan is invested in Elon Musk's xAI and Grok.
Clearly the Canadian Pension Plan needs a new set of managers.
Shame on @evansolomon.bsky.social and François-Philippe Champagne.
#xAI #Grok #AI
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
Clearly the Canadian Pension Plan needs a new set of managers.
Shame on @evansolomon.bsky.social and François-Philippe Champagne.
#xAI #Grok #AI
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
Canada's pension plan invested $416 million in Musk's deepfake porn-generating AI
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ploughed about $416 million last year into xAI, Elon Musk's AI company. The money helped fund the billionaire's push to build three of the world's larg...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Ew. It's disgusting that my national pension plan is invested in Elon Musk's xAI and Grok.
Clearly the Canadian Pension Plan needs a new set of managers.
Shame on @evansolomon.bsky.social and François-Philippe Champagne.
#xAI #Grok #AI
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
Clearly the Canadian Pension Plan needs a new set of managers.
Shame on @evansolomon.bsky.social and François-Philippe Champagne.
#xAI #Grok #AI
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
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Who is first in line to earn billions from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela? 👉 Fossil fuel execs.
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Who is first in line to earn billions from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela? 👉 Fossil fuel execs.
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
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This week, at a conference of Canadian bank CEOs, Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson overtly endorsed the Trump regime's desire to control the Western Hemisphere.
“I'm frankly horrified by his comments,” said Stand.earth Climate Finance Director @richardbrooks.bsky.social.
“I'm frankly horrified by his comments,” said Stand.earth Climate Finance Director @richardbrooks.bsky.social.
![Background photo of U.S. troops rappelling down from a helicopter. Quote reads “[The Trump doctrine] is a good thing for the Bank of Nova Scotia.” with attribution to Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson. Screenshot of headline from Canada’s National Observer, reading “Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business”. Article is written by John Woodside and was published on January 8th, 2026.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:utycno22cy35gcijlduthke7/bafkreig6sjyksk4q2547dbwiqbk7gcj5nhj4lp6jcp52pfkgfvoi6nieoa@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This week, at a conference of Canadian bank CEOs, Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson overtly endorsed the Trump regime's desire to control the Western Hemisphere.
“I'm frankly horrified by his comments,” said Stand.earth Climate Finance Director @richardbrooks.bsky.social.
“I'm frankly horrified by his comments,” said Stand.earth Climate Finance Director @richardbrooks.bsky.social.
Fossil fuel execs are first in line to earn billions from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela?
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible. They've financed war-profiting oil companies to the tune of $124 billion since 2021.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
#Venezuela #greensky
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible. They've financed war-profiting oil companies to the tune of $124 billion since 2021.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
#Venezuela #greensky
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Fossil fuel execs are first in line to earn billions from the U.S. invasion of Venezuela?
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible. They've financed war-profiting oil companies to the tune of $124 billion since 2021.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
#Venezuela #greensky
But without their financiers - big banks - none of this would be possible. They've financed war-profiting oil companies to the tune of $124 billion since 2021.
Let’s follow the money. 💰
#Venezuela #greensky
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“I'm frankly horrified by his comments...He's not hiding his greed in any way. He's being very transparent that his bank is going to make money off of disasters and military interventions.” - @richardbrooks.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“I'm frankly horrified by his comments...He's not hiding his greed in any way. He's being very transparent that his bank is going to make money off of disasters and military interventions.” - @richardbrooks.bsky.social
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It's been a HELL of a week from the Trump Regime & right wing extremists. It's happening here in #Canada too with Bloomberg reporting that Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson sees ‘Trump doctrine’ as positive for growth, as he shared at Canadian Bank CEO Conference. Time to boycott Scotiabank.
#ElbowsUp
#ElbowsUp
Scotiabank CEO sees ‘Trump doctrine’ as positive for growth - CMT News
Bank of Nova Scotia’s international business could benefit from a rightward political shift in Latin America alongside rising U.S. influence in the region, Chief Executive Officer Scott Thomson said.
www.canadianmortgagetrends.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Someone close to me is moving their business account from Scotiabank.
Supporting or otherwise endorsing insane Trump will cost #scotiabank.
Supporting or otherwise endorsing insane Trump will cost #scotiabank.
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Someone close to me is moving their business account from Scotiabank.
Supporting or otherwise endorsing insane Trump will cost #scotiabank.
Supporting or otherwise endorsing insane Trump will cost #scotiabank.
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Divest from Scotiabank. Let them see how good it is for their business then: Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Divest from Scotiabank. Let them see how good it is for their business then: Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/n...
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Scotiabank isn't the only one poised to profit. Canadian banks have billions invested in the US oil companies set to takeover Venezuela's industry.
Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Scotiabank isn't the only one poised to profit. Canadian banks have billions invested in the US oil companies set to takeover Venezuela's industry.
Breaking Scotiabank CEO rejoices at the illegal invasion of #Venezuela for oil and the rightward change of governments in Latin America.
"#Trump doctrine is good for business! "
GREED IS GOOD it seems.
Abhorrent comments from the CEO of one Canada's largest corporations.
#teamcanada
"#Trump doctrine is good for business! "
GREED IS GOOD it seems.
Abhorrent comments from the CEO of one Canada's largest corporations.
#teamcanada
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Breaking Scotiabank CEO rejoices at the illegal invasion of #Venezuela for oil and the rightward change of governments in Latin America.
"#Trump doctrine is good for business! "
GREED IS GOOD it seems.
Abhorrent comments from the CEO of one Canada's largest corporations.
#teamcanada
"#Trump doctrine is good for business! "
GREED IS GOOD it seems.
Abhorrent comments from the CEO of one Canada's largest corporations.
#teamcanada
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My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
You know what doesn't start wars and cause coups d'etat and invasions?
The Sun and the Wind.
#Venezuela
The Sun and the Wind.
#Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
You know what doesn't start wars and cause coups d'etat and invasions?
The Sun and the Wind.
#Venezuela
The Sun and the Wind.
#Venezuela
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@thestar.com's Allan Woods looks at Carney's meteoric rise from climate truthsayer to oil pipeline proponent. I was happy to share with my thoughts and how my view of him has changed along the way.
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Mark Carney’s journey from climate ‘visionary’ to pipeline promoter
Environmentalists believed the former Bank of Canada governor was a true believer in the need for the world to move away from fossil fuels. Then he became prime minister.
www.thestar.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
@thestar.com's Allan Woods looks at Carney's meteoric rise from climate truthsayer to oil pipeline proponent. I was happy to share with my thoughts and how my view of him has changed along the way.
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
The Canadian Minister of the Environment, yes Environment not the Minister of Oil, just cancelled the federal ban on the export of single use #plastics - the latest backward step for the @mark-carney.bsky.social govt.
Shameful @juliedabrusin.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Shameful @juliedabrusin.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Ottawa pushes toward scrapping ban on single-use plastic exports
Plastic product manufacturing sector generated $35-billion, supported roughly 85,000 jobs in 2023, feds say
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Canadian Minister of the Environment, yes Environment not the Minister of Oil, just cancelled the federal ban on the export of single use #plastics - the latest backward step for the @mark-carney.bsky.social govt.
Shameful @juliedabrusin.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Shameful @juliedabrusin.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
@thestar.com's Allan Woods looks at Carney's meteoric rise from climate truthsayer to oil pipeline proponent. I was happy to share with my thoughts and how my view of him has changed along the way.
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Mark Carney’s journey from climate ‘visionary’ to pipeline promoter
Environmentalists believed the former Bank of Canada governor was a true believer in the need for the world to move away from fossil fuels. Then he became prime minister.
www.thestar.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
@thestar.com's Allan Woods looks at Carney's meteoric rise from climate truthsayer to oil pipeline proponent. I was happy to share with my thoughts and how my view of him has changed along the way.
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Stand.earth #greensky
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
"BlackRock may have avoided receiving its inevitable lump of coal, but they are still number one on the climate naughty list."
NYCERS pension board trustees tabled outgoing-Comptroller Brad Lander’s proposal to rebid a $40+ billion contract with #BlackRock
#greensky
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NYCERS pension board trustees tabled outgoing-Comptroller Brad Lander’s proposal to rebid a $40+ billion contract with #BlackRock
#greensky
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Stand.earth on NYC Pensions Tabling Proposal to Move Billions Out of BlackRock - Stand.earth
New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) trustees tabled a proposal to rebid a contract with BlackRock.
stand.earth
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"BlackRock may have avoided receiving its inevitable lump of coal, but they are still number one on the climate naughty list."
NYCERS pension board trustees tabled outgoing-Comptroller Brad Lander’s proposal to rebid a $40+ billion contract with #BlackRock
#greensky
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NYCERS pension board trustees tabled outgoing-Comptroller Brad Lander’s proposal to rebid a $40+ billion contract with #BlackRock
#greensky
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The Carney-Smith ‘grand bargain’ is a fire sale of our future.
The former UN #climate envoy is trading Indigenous rights and Canada’s climate legacy for a financially toxic tar sands pipeline deal with #Alberta.
New from @richardbrooks.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#cdnpoli
The former UN #climate envoy is trading Indigenous rights and Canada’s climate legacy for a financially toxic tar sands pipeline deal with #Alberta.
New from @richardbrooks.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#cdnpoli
The Carney-Smith ‘grand bargain’ is a fire sale of our future
The former UN climate envoy is trading Indigenous rights and Canada’s climate legacy for a financially toxic tar sands pipeline deal with Alberta
ricochet.media
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Carney-Smith ‘grand bargain’ is a fire sale of our future.
The former UN #climate envoy is trading Indigenous rights and Canada’s climate legacy for a financially toxic tar sands pipeline deal with #Alberta.
New from @richardbrooks.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#cdnpoli
The former UN #climate envoy is trading Indigenous rights and Canada’s climate legacy for a financially toxic tar sands pipeline deal with #Alberta.
New from @richardbrooks.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#cdnpoli
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With a backroom deal, Carney has bulldozed Canada’s remaining #climate policies and ignited a firestorm among #Indigenous communities across the country.
It is a betrayal, for which future generations will pay.
@richardbrooks.bsky.social at @stand.earth:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#Alberta
It is a betrayal, for which future generations will pay.
@richardbrooks.bsky.social at @stand.earth:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#Alberta
The Carney-Smith ‘grand bargain’ is a fire sale of our future
The former UN climate envoy is trading Indigenous rights and Canada’s climate legacy for a financially toxic tar sands pipeline deal with Alberta
ricochet.media
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
With a backroom deal, Carney has bulldozed Canada’s remaining #climate policies and ignited a firestorm among #Indigenous communities across the country.
It is a betrayal, for which future generations will pay.
@richardbrooks.bsky.social at @stand.earth:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#Alberta
It is a betrayal, for which future generations will pay.
@richardbrooks.bsky.social at @stand.earth:
ricochet.media/climate/the-...
#Alberta
What does one say to the BC premier who is whining & complaining about the courts upholding Indigenous rights and title and UNDRIP because these threaten his baby resource projects.
Cry me an atmospheric river @eby-david.bsky.social. The laws are the laws.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Cry me an atmospheric river @eby-david.bsky.social. The laws are the laws.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Eby accuses courts of jeopardizing B.C. economy, resource projects
Premier says recent decisions on Indigenous rights and title could disrupt development and threaten progress on reconciliation
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What does one say to the BC premier who is whining & complaining about the courts upholding Indigenous rights and title and UNDRIP because these threaten his baby resource projects.
Cry me an atmospheric river @eby-david.bsky.social. The laws are the laws.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Cry me an atmospheric river @eby-david.bsky.social. The laws are the laws.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Breaking: Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs write to 40+ banks, pensions & credit agencies calling on them to not finance or invest in Ksi Lisims #LNG project in BC, Canada - warn of financial, legal and environmental risks. Letter endorsed by 125 NGOs.
#greensky
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/gitanyo...
#greensky
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/gitanyo...
Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs to Major Banks & Pensions: Investing in Ksi Lisims LNG a Major Risk | Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs
A letter sent was sent to 43 banks and pension funds by Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs and supported by 125 civil society organizations to respect Gitanyow rights, and urge against providing financing or ...
www.gitanyowchiefs.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Breaking: Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs write to 40+ banks, pensions & credit agencies calling on them to not finance or invest in Ksi Lisims #LNG project in BC, Canada - warn of financial, legal and environmental risks. Letter endorsed by 125 NGOs.
#greensky
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/gitanyo...
#greensky
www.gitanyowchiefs.com/news/gitanyo...
Good news on the financing of fossil fuel front for a change. Thoughtful leadership from the UK government which has determined Mozambique LNG, led by Total Energies, is just too risky. [Murders and soldiers will do that to a project].
Time for the rest of the public and private banks to follow.
Time for the rest of the public and private banks to follow.
HUGE WIN: UK Government pulls $1.15bn in support for the controversial Mozambique LNG project - putting pressure on the Dutch Govt to pull out too.
@financialtimes.com story: www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
@financialtimes.com story: www.ft.com/content/b2ea...
UK to withdraw financing for Total’s Mozambique LNG project
Energy chief has warned he is ready to ‘exercise all my contractual rights’ if governments do not stand by contracts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Good news on the financing of fossil fuel front for a change. Thoughtful leadership from the UK government which has determined Mozambique LNG, led by Total Energies, is just too risky. [Murders and soldiers will do that to a project].
Time for the rest of the public and private banks to follow.
Time for the rest of the public and private banks to follow.
Breaking: Canadian Prime Minister and Alberta Premier sign deal that will quash Indigenous rights, provoke a wave of backlash and opposition unlike anything every seen in Canada, and roll back big climate protections to benefit a handful of foreign owned oil and gas companies.
#oil #cdnpoli
#oil #cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Pipeline grand bargain MOU signed today by @mark-carney.bsky.social is a betrayal on climate, on our obligation to First Nations and to our children.
4 companies will benefit the most: Suncor, CNRL, Imperial Oil and Cenovus. All majority foreign owned.
How do Canadian taxpayers feel about that?
4 companies will benefit the most: Suncor, CNRL, Imperial Oil and Cenovus. All majority foreign owned.
How do Canadian taxpayers feel about that?
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pipeline grand bargain MOU signed today by @mark-carney.bsky.social is a betrayal on climate, on our obligation to First Nations and to our children.
4 companies will benefit the most: Suncor, CNRL, Imperial Oil and Cenovus. All majority foreign owned.
How do Canadian taxpayers feel about that?
4 companies will benefit the most: Suncor, CNRL, Imperial Oil and Cenovus. All majority foreign owned.
How do Canadian taxpayers feel about that?
New York City's Comptroller recommends ending $42 billion in business with #Blackrock and rather than be professional, the world's largest asset manager says "don't let the door hit you on the way out." This is what they think of the trustees of NYC pension boards.
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New York City's Comptroller recommends ending $42 billion in business with #Blackrock and rather than be professional, the world's largest asset manager says "don't let the door hit you on the way out." This is what they think of the trustees of NYC pension boards.
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
It's not every day, you get really close to seeing $42 billion move from the world's largest asset manager because of their lack of credible climate action.
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...
NYC comptroller push to drop BlackRock creates test for Mamdani
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging city pension fund officials to rebid $42.3 billion managed by BlackRock over climate concerns, the first major move by a
finance.yahoo.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's not every day, you get really close to seeing $42 billion move from the world's largest asset manager because of their lack of credible climate action.
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...