Nearly 150 climate advocacy groups are calling on John Kerry , the special presidential envoy for climate, to curtail the amount of money Wall Street sends to fossil fuel companies and recognize the role the firms play in the planet’s changing temperature. A combined 145 organizations, including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, pressed Kerry in a letter to focus on money that flows from banks and investors to companies that contribute to climate change, mainly those investing in fossil fuel extraction and deforestation. “Today we write to request your support and leadership in urgently addressing one of the most important and overlooked drivers of climate change: ending the flow of private finance from Wall Street to the industries driving climate change around the world — fossil fuels and forest-risk commodities,” the groups wrote. “We must recognize that Wall Street isn’t yet an ally,” they added. “As long as […]