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#RepairHarm #HSBC #FossilBanks #MoneyRebellion
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The action followed similar acts of civil disobedience at Barclays branches and the banks headquarters in
Despite HSBCs pledge to shrink its carbon footprint to net zero by 2050, their current climate plan still allows the bank to finance coal power, and provides no basis to turn away clients or cancel contracts based on links to the fossil fuel industry. [6] The women argue that commitments to reaching net zero carbon emissions in 30 years time are largely meaningless without immediate action to put banks on course to avoid an increase in global temperature in excess of 1.5 Celsius.
According to a report released this year from the
She added: We will not stand by whilst you invest in runaway greed, whilst peoples lives are being shattered by the fossil fuel industries.
The women used hammers and chisels decorated with the names of five members of the South Afrikan womens climate justice group, the Pink Panthers Silindile Mchunu,
Orthalia Kunene from the Pink Panthers, said: The Pink Panthers are in solidarity with the 10 women from Extinction Rebellion smashing windows at one of the commercial banks funding fossil fuel industries.
Its clear: banks are just as guilty for the destruction of our climate as the fossil fuel companies that they fund. Since the
A changing climate affects everyone, but its the worlds poorest and those in vulnerable situations, especially women and girls, who bear the brunt of environmental, economic, and social shocks. Often, women and girls are the last to eat or be rescued; they face greater health and safety risks like water and sanitation, systems become compromised, and they take on increased domestic and care work. [8]
Grandmother and member of Extinction Rebellion from
Were in a planetary emergency and people are dying right now. Just because its not on our doorstep doesnt mean its not already happening in the global south. What we are doing today is an act of care.
Journalist
Gully Bujak, 28, from Extinction Rebellion, said:
Notes to editors
[1] Extinction Rebellion co-founder Dr
[2] Oi Barclays, clean your act up! Extinction Rebellion Dirty Scrubbers pay a visit to Barclays HQ: https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2021/03/30/oi-barclays-clean-your-act-up-extinction-rebellion-dirty-scrubbers-pay-a-visit-to-barclays-hq/
[3] No More Fossil Fools Extinction Rebellion spray fake oil on
[4] Extinction Rebellions Global Action Network and Money Rebellion Team Up to Target Central & Private Banks: https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2021/04/03/extinction-rebellions-global-action-network-and-money-rebellion-team-up-to-target-central-private-banks/
[5] Better broken windows than broken promises Extinction Rebellion women break windows at Barclays HQ in
[6] Shareholders push
[7] Banking on Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuel Finance Report, 2021: https://www.ran.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Banking-on-Climate-Chaos-2021.pdf
[8] Full quote from Orthalia Kunene:
The Pink Panthers are in solidarity with the 10 women from Extinction Rebellion smashing windows at one of the commercial banks funding fossil fuel industries.
Its clear: banks are just as guilty for the destruction of our climate as the fossil fuel companies that they fund.Since the
While many banks may invest in renewable energy too, the bad far outweighs the good. In the last three years, global banks have only put
We understand that banks have a huge power to shape the economy. They create money when they make loans, so their lending decisions determine where money flows and where it doesnt. Under our current system, these global players have the power to make or break the low-carbon transition.
As the Pink Panthers, we understand that women are at the forefront of the climate crisis and that climate change is making our world more dangerous for women. Catastrophic storms, of increased frequency and strength, are destroying lives, homes, and businesses. Severe droughts are stifling rural livelihoods.
A changing climate affects everyone, but its the worlds poorest and those in vulnerable situations, especially women and girls, who bear the brunt of environmental, economic, and social shocks. Often, women and girls are the last to eat or be rescued; they face greater health and safety risks like water and sanitation, systems become compromised, and they take on increased domestic and care work.
We have seen how our broken finance system has not only failed to tackle the climate crisis, it has also undermined governments abilities to do so. The cost of the financial crisis has squeezed public budgets: governments are less willing to invest in a green future as they struggle to maintain vital public services today
This action shows us that women are a powerful force to rebuild societies and hold financial institutions accountable. This action also speaks to unity among women in the north and the global south. Its time for us to take action and fight against climate change.
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ABOUT EXTINCTION REBELLION
Time has almost entirely run out to address the ecological crisis which is upon us, including the 6th mass species extinction, global pollution, and increasingly rapid climate change. If urgent and radical action isnt taken, were heading towards 4C warming, and the societal collapse and mass loss of life that that implies. The younger generation, racially marginalised communities and the Global South are on the front-line. No-one will escape the devastating impacts.
Extinction Rebellion believes it is a citizens duty to rebel, using peaceful civil disobedience, when faced with criminal inactivity by their Government.
Extinction Rebellions key demands are:
1. Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.
2. Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.
3. Government must create and be led by the decisions of a
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About Rising Up!
Extinction Rebellion emerged from the Rising Up! network, which promotes a fundamental change of our political and economic system to one which maximises well-being and minimises harm. Change needs to be nurtured in a culture of reverence, gratitude and inclusion while the tools of civil disobedience and direct action are used to express our collective power.
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