April Fools! We need people power to hold them accountable! Read how 👇
Last year, the International Energy Agency released the most comprehensive and groundbreaking study yet, outlining requirements to meet the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming below 1.5°C. It argued that if we are to meet those goals, there can be no development of new oil and gas fields and no new coal-fired power stations or coal mines.
Simply put, banks and insurance companies should not spend a single dollar more on expanding fossil fuel exploration and production globally – much less in the Amazon.
Since 2015, six U.S. banks have loaned nearly $500 billion to the 100 corporations most aggressively expanding fossil fuel operations. Of those six banks, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup are known to be heavily financing Amazon destruction according to our research with Stand.earth. It’s time to hold them to account.
Our Exit Amazon Oil & Gas campaign is uniting with Wall Street’s Moment of Truth to end fossil fuel financing and protect our planet.
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