Fossil fuel pollution = global warming = pandemics = death!

Nelson,   Two weeks ago, on an extraordinarily cold winter day, a group of Greenpeace volunteers and I visited 12 bank branches of the Big Five in Toronto – precisely, RBC, TD, Scotiabank, BMO and CIBC.We postered, went live on Instagram, and reminded everyone of the Big Five’s ongoing role in funding fossil fuel projects that violate Indigenous rights and accelerate climate chaos even as they continue to try to greenwash themselves. [1]   Together, we need to demand that Canada’s Big 5 banks stop funding destructive fossil fuel projects. Will you join me in doing so?

Yes, I will!

The CGL pipeline severely violates Indigenous rights and increases fossil fuel production. While Canada’s big 5 banks have made public commitments to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 [2] and to respect Indigenous land rights, their actions speak louder. And they are funding CGL, even as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police repeatedly raided unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in acts of colonial violence. [3] [4] [5] [6]   If you’re a customer of Canada’s Big 5 banks, remember that these banks are using YOUR money, YOUR savings to fund such projects. Tell them you don’t approve.

Send a message to the banks

It’s not at all impossible to stop investing in destructive pipelines or fossil fuel projects. A recent Greenpeace report shows that although the big 5 banks are more exposed to climate risk than they admit, they could phase out their support for fossil fuels. [7] I hope you can join me in telling them to do so.   Thank you for your support!   Tara, Mobilizations Campaigner, Greenpeace Canada

Sources   [1] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/act/fossil-banks/  [2] https://cba.ca/banks-in-canada-committed-to-a-net-zero-economy-by-2050   [3] https://twitter.com/Gidimten/status/1478603962773245953 [4] https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/10/19/gidimten-checkpoint-urges-investors-to-dump-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/  [5] https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/01/10/BC-NDP-Faces-Internal-Pressure-Change-Course-Wetsuweten-Crisis/  [6] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/15-arrests-journalists-wetsuweten-cgl-1.6256696  [7] https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/press-release/49591/canadian-banks-defying-climate-science-by-increasing-fossil-fuel-finance/

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