london: Protesters Target Banks in London

Protesters began gathering Friday within the coronary heart of London’s historic monetary district to foyer in opposition to using fossil fuels forward of the beginning of the UN local weather summit within the Scottish metropolis of Glasgow.

The protests in London, which have been to be joined by Swedish local weather activist Greta Thunberg, are a part of a worldwide day of motion earlier than earlier than leaders head to Glasgow for the U.N. Local weather Change Convention, often known as COP26. Many environmentalists are calling the Oct. 31-Nov. 12 gathering the world’s final likelihood to show the tide within the battle in opposition to local weather change.

The protest started outdoors the insurance coverage market of Lloyd’s of London, as demonstrators known as for the worldwide monetary system to cease investing in using fossil fuels.