Weymouth Barclays targeted during environment protest
The Weymouth branch of Barclays Bank has been targeted in a protest by members of Extinction Rebellion.
Last updated 31st Jan 2023
The windows have been covered in stickers reading 'In case of climate emergency break glass'.
It follows the arrest of a member of the group, from Dorchester, accused of smashing the windows of Barclays headquarters, in London, in 2021.
Members of Extinction Rebellion read out a letter to the board of Barclays Bank, while outside the building in St Mary Street, which was also targeted in December.
The bank, which has been accused of funding pollution and deforestation, says it's playing its part to address climate change - and hopes to be net zero by 2050.
A Barclays spokesperson said: "In March 2020 we were one of the first banks to set an ambition to become net zero by 2050, across all of our direct and indirect emissions, and we committed to align all of our financing activities with the goals and timelines of the Paris Agreement.
"In practice, this means we have set 2030 targets to reduce our financed emissions in four of the highest emitting sectors in our financing portfolio, with additional 2025 targets for the two highest-emitting sectors – energy and power.
"We have a target to facilitate $1trn of Sustainable and Transition financing by 2030 and we are investing £500m of our own capital into climate-tech start-ups – both of which will support new green technologies and infrastructure projects that will build up low-carbon capacity and capability.”