Manchester climate activists descend on Edinburgh

Article published: Thursday, August 19th 2010

Over 100 Activists from England and Scotland have congregated outside RBS Headquarters in St Andrews Square, Edinburgh, to object to the company’s unethical investments in non-renewable energy sources.

The campaigners say that RBS should not be subsidising oil companies and gas firms which act to the detriment of the environment. The company is 84% government owned and largely funded by taxpayers money, which critics say should not spent on funding environmental destruction with the threat of climate change looming.

Activist groups from Manchester including Stop The Expansion of Manchester Airport and Manchester Climate Action will be present north of the border and the camp expects to reach over 1000 members over the coming week.

Speaking to MULE, Manchester-based climate activist Dave Cullen who is attending the camp, said: “it’s really important that climate camp this year is looking not just at the immediate corporate criminals who are causing climate change, but the network empowering them like financial institutions that are driving so much of this catastrophic industry.”

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