{"id":4481,"date":"2022-06-23T19:09:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2022-06-24T19:11:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T11:11:28","slug":"our-future-is-at-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/philippines\/our-future-is-at-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"Our future is at stake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenny Tuazon<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nTODAY is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China\u2019s (ICBC) annual general meeting<\/strong>. Right now, shareholders are deciding its plans for the coming year, which will impact our future and the future of the planet.<\/p>\n

And because ICBC won\u2019t ask any of us about what energy projects it should finance or whose lives are harmed by the fossil fuel projects it funds, we must take this opportunity to tell them – turn off the money tap to fossil fuels<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take Action Now \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)<\/a> in Africa risks harming local communities, endangering wildlife, and tipping the world closer to climate breakdown. ICBC, being one of the major finance advisers to EACOP<\/a>, still has a chance to turn its back on this dangerous project.<\/p>\n

ICBC is the world\u2019s biggest financier of fossil fuel projects \u2013 but they still have time to clean up their act and be on the right side of history. They claim<\/a> to be a leader in sustainability, but their actions tell otherwise.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have been raising their voices for banks like ICBC to stop fueling the fire of climate change<\/strong>. EACOP, and all the other fossil fuel projects, are the last thing we need at a time like this.<\/p>\n

This week, actions worldwide are happening to demand that ICBC drops the EACOP and scrap all its fossil fuel finance everywhere.<\/p>\n

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In front of the ICBC Melbourne office to remind ICBC of its commitment to sustainability and a just transition. Shareholders must ask questions at ICBC’s AGM about ICBC advising on climate and community-destroying fossil fuel projects #GoCleanICBC<\/a> #StopEACOP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/v7fP2NeQG8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Market Forces (@market_forces) June 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n