WATCH Greenpeace activists paraglide onto European Central Bank building in fossil fuel protest
Activists from the environmental group Greenpeace paraglided onto the top of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) press building on Wednesday, unveiling a banner protesting the bank’s links to fossil fuel polluters.
The protest took place on Wednesday morning after paragliders flew over Frankfurt’s main river before landing on the media building and rolling out a banner that called on the ECB to “stop funding climate killers.”
@greenpeace_de Aktivisten landen auf Dach der @ecb @ZDFheute pic.twitter.com/qXhOobsXdw
— ZDF Hessen (@ZDFhessen) March 10, 2021
Footage of the incident circulated on social media with the ECB confirming a breach of security and stating that the police had been called, although it’s not clear whether any arrests have been made over the protest.
Also on rt.com Greenpeace activists sneak onto airport tarmac & vandalize Air France jet, raising security concerns (PHOTOS, VIDEO)The protest took place following the release of a new report from Greenpeace, titled Greening the Eurosystem Collateral Framework, which alleges that the ECB has backed assets worth around €300 billion ($356 billion), benefiting fossil fuel companies such as Shell and Total.
@greenpeace_de Protest an der @ecb richtet sich gegen Anleihekäufe klimaschädlicher Unternehmen @ZDFheute pic.twitter.com/QcG3ufxTmG
— ZDF Hessen (@ZDFhessen) March 10, 2021
“Instead of favoring fossil fuels, the ECB must at once exclude these toxic assets and change the rules to tackle the climate emergency we live in,” Greenpeace International’s executive director Jennifer Morgan said, following the stunt.
The ECB has previously established a climate change center to bring together all sectors of the bank to “work on climate issues.” However, the bank has not yet changed its investment policies to stop funding fossil fuel companies.
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