Greenpeace activists have shut down more than 95 Barclays branches all over the country - and 5 of them are currently hosting pop-up exhibitions showing the effects of the climate emergency.
They're there to demand that Barclays stop bankrolling climate breakdown and start funding a better future for the planet and its people. Banks are as guilty for the destruction of our climate as the fossil fuel companies they fund - we can't let them get away with it anymore.
Can you help drive this urgent message to Jes Staley, Barclays' CEO? Barclays are the worst bank in Europe for funding the climate crisis - they finance fossil fuel companies with billions of pounds a year. We need to be loud and clear in telling them that this just isn't acceptable.
Behind every fossil fuel company is a big bank. We're deep in a climate crisis, and yet banks continue to fund these companies as they explore for new fossil fuels that we simply can't afford to burn. Barclays is one of the worst, shamefully funding more than $85 billion to fossil fuels since the Paris agreement. [1]
They back these damaging companies and deny that their actions have consequences - because for Barclays, shareholder value always comes first - even at the expense of the planet. They are cashing in on the climate crisis.
Millions of customers in the UK trust Barclays with their money and their future - but the truth is we can't trust them with our planet. Barclays must stop bankrolling climate breakdown and start funding a fossil-free future. Can you help get that message to their CEO?
Banks have been getting away with funding the climate crisis for far too long. It's time to let them know that we won't accept them trashing the planet to make profit - emailing the CEO of Barclays will send the message loud and clear: time's up for dirty investments.
Thanks so much for doing this.
Alia,
Climate emergency team, Greenpeace UK
P.S. You can keep up with all the action on our live blog here.
[1] Paris Agreement explainer
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