‘Tackling climate change is a global problem, and we each have a part to play. This year’s Scottish Widows Green Pensions Report has found that people are unaware of the impact their pension could have on protecting our environment. Green pensions help to reduce carbon emissions by reallocating capital from polluting industries that may not align with your values – such as arms and fossil fuels – into those which seek to underpin and accelerate a green and just transition.‘Our pensions are a tool not only to protect our own futures, but the future of our planet. We have the means to make a difference with our pensions, and if the people of the UK all took advantage of the opportunity to switch to a green pension, we could collectively prevent almost 400 million tonnes of carbon emissions – all while hardly lifting a finger. It is one of the most important and straightforward switches you can make.’JARVIS SMITHEnvironmental advocate, co-founder of My Green Pod and founder of the P.E.A. Awards