Politics
Climate Protesters Target Barclays Office Over Fossil Fuel Links
- Extinction Rebellion highlighted bank’s support of polluters
- Campaigners planning action during the 40 days of Lent
The Barclays logo sits defaced following an Extinction Rebellion protest at the office in Northampton, on Feb. 26.
Photographer: Vladimir Morozov
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Climate change protesters staged demonstrations at Barclays Plc’s office in Northampton, U.K. on Wednesday, beginning weeks of action aimed at persuading banks and investors to sever ties with fossil fuels.
Seven members of the Extinction Rebellion campaign group breached Barclays’s offices in the town about 60 miles north of London, before spraying the foyer with fake crude oil, according to a statement from the group.