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[ [link removed] ]Climate Campaigner Spotlight: Kate Cahoon

Hello friends,

I am writing to you from Berlin, Germany, but whether you're in Europe or
elsewhere you are probably experiencing, to some extent, the same as I am:
the rise in the prices of food, products, and energy. The war in Ukraine
is close to our borders here, but it has had impacts all around the world.
And it’s clearly shown us that our dependence on fossil fuels has to stop.

The fossil fuel industry tried to delay the German government’s decision
to phase out coal and impose more European investments on African gas. But
we organized and skilled up our movement to counter misinformation and
build the change we need. While the fossil fuel industry promoted fear, we
amplified hope.

In 2022, we stepped up the pressure on Deutsche Bank and called for banks
to cut financial ties with the fossil fuel industry. With the help of a
new campaign team of key volunteers, we put pressure on the bank to rule
out funding for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). We targeted
the bank with online and offline actions, such as a projection on the
bank’s headquarters and hundreds of bad reviews on Google Maps.

When activists from Germany and Uganda exposed the damage the pipeline is
already causing to people, Deutsche Bank distanced itself from EACOP and
said it did not plan to fund the project, as a direct result of public
pressure.

[ [link removed] ]Activist press conference outside the Deutsche Bank headquarters in
Frankfurt with speakers from Uganda and Luisa Neubauer from Germany Photo
credit: Hosam Katan / 350.org

Activist press conference outside the Deutsche Bank headquarters in
Frankfurt with speakers from Uganda and Luisa Neubauer from Germany
Photo credit: Hosam Katan / 350.org

[ [link removed] ]Deutsche Bank campaign team, solidarity action to support #StopEACOP

Deutsche Bank campaign team, solidarity action to support #StopEACOP

Next, we are investing in trainings for the climate movement in Germany so
that we can keep creativity and momentum high in the next months.

In 2023, we plan to continue putting pressure on Deutsche Bank and acting
in solidarity with people in Uganda and Tanzania to stop the East African
Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) from being built.

We will continue to advocate for EU policymakers to pass the new rules for
banks to take into account the full risk of investments in fossil fuels.
And we will fight for more equitable access to sustainable and affordable
energy for all across Europe.

In 2023, we want to continue amplifying hope and showing decision makers
and investors that we want a world built on just and equitable policies
and investment — and that people should always come before profit.

Join us!

In solidarity,

Kate Cahoon
Germany Senior Campaigner

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