The War on Cash is not just war on privacy, but war on the environment as well

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Your Money Is Funding Fossil Fuels Without You Knowing It

https://www.wired.com/story/your-money-is-funding-fossil-fuels-without-you-knowing-it/

Banks use your deposits to make loans to carbon-intensive industries. A new analysis finds that $1,000 in your account creates emissions equal to a flight from NYC to Seattle.

Your Money Is Funding Fossil Fuels Without You Knowing It

Keeping $1k in a bank for 1 year is equal to the CO₂ emissions of flying New York to Seattle. Because banks invest in fossil fuels.