Next week people all over the world are taking action to demand insurers stop insuring new and expanded fossil fuel projects, as part of the Insure...

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Hi John,
Next week people all over the world are taking action to demand insurers stop insuring new and expanded fossil fuel projects, as part of the Insure Our Future global week of action ([link removed]) .

In order to build a new fossil fuel project, companies need three things: permits, money and insurance. Without insurance, most new fossil fuel projects cannot go ahead, and existing ones must close. This makes insurance the Achilles heel of the fossil fuel industry.

We're supporting the Insure Our Future global week of action to hold insurers accountable and help accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. We’ll be asking them to immediately stop insuring new and expanded coal, oil, and gas projects and the companies developing them, and adopt policies that respect human rights, especially those of impacted communities. Together, we will ensure that a just climate transition makes polluters pay and protects people on the front line.

Insurance campaigning has already made new coal power plants almost uninsurable, threatening their viability. Coal companies are finding it increasingly difficult to access insurance cover even for their ongoing operations. Now we need to do the same for oil and gas expansion.

The week of action runs from Monday 26 February to Sunday 3 March. In the UK, there are two major ways that you can get involved:


** 1. Join a protest in person

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UK actions are taking place in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester, Chipping Norton, Colchester, Oxford, Bristol, London, Croydon and Brighton in the course of the week
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** 2. Take action from home

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From your very own sofa, join people across the globe to demand insurance companies stop insuring fossil fuel criminals, and spread the message #InsureOurFutureNOW. You can inform yourself about the campaign, join a variety of digital actions or a phone-in action, and find images and messages to share. We will be sending out our own digital action at the start of the week.
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This week of action is bringing together people from more than 50 countries to put unprecedented pressure on the insurance industry to stop supporting fossil fuel expansion – one of the three key pillars of our work to bring an end to the fossil fuel era. I hope you will be able to join us.

Thank you,
Daisy Pearson
Activism team, Global Justice Now
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