Barclays branch defaced in climate change protest
A branch of Barclays has been defaced with fake oil by climate protesters.
Extinction Rebellion said: "We're here to raise awareness to what Barclays is doing in investing in fossil fuels." They added: "In March 2020 we were one of the first banks to set an ambition to become net zero by 2050, across all of our direct and indirect emissions, and we committed to align all of our financing activities with the goals and timelines of the Paris Agreement."Extinction Rebellion describes itself as "an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the risk of social collapse".
Barclays' statement added: "We have a three-part strategy to turn that ambition into action: achieving net zero operations, reducing our financed emissions, and financing the transition.
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