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An Extinction Rebellion group took to the streets of Preston during Saturday as part of nationwide action against insurance firms.
The environmental group were part of a five-day protest across the country called ‘Insure Our Survival’.
It is targeted at insurance firms who they say are insuring new oil, gas and coal projects.
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Preston protestors were outside a branch of Howdens Insurance in Fishergate.
They unfurled a banner outside the premises which is on the corner of Fishergate as you approach Preston Railway Station.
Alison Parker of Extinction Rebellion Cumbria, who was one of the organisers of the protest, said: ‘We’re here at Howden Insurance today because without insurance, the fossil fuel industry will have to stop taking fossil fuels out of the ground because they can’t afford the financial costs if something goes wrong. The Howden Insurance Group still insures fossil fuel extraction.
“The insurance industry could be climate heroes and use their ‘superpower’ to shut down the fossil fuel industry and help save our entire civilisation, and the biosphere that we rely on for life. Instead Howden Insurance Group say that they will be carbon neutral by 2030, while all the time enabling fossil fuel projects that help to create the extreme weather that is flooding our homes, destroying our food supply and threatening to kill billions in our lifetimes.”
Blog Preston has approached Howdens for comment and a response to the protests.
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