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Planet group in capital protest | |
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Climate change campaigners are staging a protest in Edinburgh in a bid to urge the Royal Bank of Scotland to invest in renewable energy projects. | |
The People and Planet Group is demonstrating outside the RBS annual meeting, which is taking place in the Scottish capital. | |
Its members are calling on the bank to help create a "low-carbon economy" and abandon investment in fossil fuels. | Its members are calling on the bank to help create a "low-carbon economy" and abandon investment in fossil fuels. |
Some protesters are dressed as cleaners and "comedy bankers". | |
Campaigners are also protesting in the centre of London. | |
Energy efficiency | Energy efficiency |
The People and Planet Group's Hannah Schling said: "The public have cleaned up RBS's finances, whilst the bank continues to mess up our climate. | |
"The most toxic of RBS's assets are their fossil fuel investments. | "The most toxic of RBS's assets are their fossil fuel investments. |
"We need them to focus on investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. | "We need them to focus on investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. |
"This would secure tens of thousands of jobs as well as contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy, desperately needed to tackle climate change." | "This would secure tens of thousands of jobs as well as contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy, desperately needed to tackle climate change." |
Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders were attending its annual meeting on Friday, which started at 1300 BST, after a catastrophic year for the bank. | |
RBS has posted the biggest UK loss in corporate history, £24.1bn, and is now majority-owned by the taxpayer after a £20bn bail-out last October. | RBS has posted the biggest UK loss in corporate history, £24.1bn, and is now majority-owned by the taxpayer after a £20bn bail-out last October. |