Tar sands, or oil sands, is much more carbon intensive than regular oil to produce. Barclays said: “We are working to help tackle climate change, and we meet with ShareAction and other shareholders Thousands of Barclays customers have threatened to switch to another bank unless it promises not to invest in pipelines for oil from tar sands, dubbed the “dirtiest fuel on the planet”. A group of Barclays' investors has written to the boss of the bank urging him to stop funding companies involved in coal mining or oil sands exploitation.

19 Jul 2018 Barclays is now the only UK bank still choosing to fund toxic tar sands pipelines, Greenpeace UK says, calling on Barclays not to fund similar  9 Nov 2019 Unlike most UK banks, Barclays are still willing to provide financial services for further Tar Sands exploitation and Arctic oil and gas exploration,  14 Jan 2019 This morning, multinational investment bank Barclays announced a fails to apply adequate restrictions to coal and tar sands funding, it all but  24 Feb 2020 Barclays and Goldman Sachs, for example, have effectively ruled out announced it would exclude companies with oil sands projects from a  28 Jan 2020 We've weakened the standing of oil and gas companies. fuel companies – starting with an end to funding for coal companies and tar sands. 1 May 2018 to berate Barclays for financing an oil pipeline through Alberta's tar sands. Investors in Barclays' green bonds should be right alongside her. 19 Jul 2018 Protesters from Greenpeace have scaled Barclays headquarters in Canary Wharf in a protest over the bank's oil investments. A group of 

The activist group occupied a Barclays branch in London, and thousands of customers threatened to switch banks unless Barclays promised not to invest in pipelines for tar sands oil. Barclays said

13 Jan 2020 It will be voted on by investors at Barclays' annual general meeting in May and high-carbon projects such as tar sands and Arctic oil and gas. 8 Jan 2020 Barclays has provided more than $85bn of finance to fossil fuel companies and high-carbon projects such as tar sands and Arctic oil and gas  6 Dec 2019 Dozens of climate activists have shut down a branch of Barclays in Glasgow's city centre as part of a protest against the firm's investments in… 19 Jul 2018 Barclays is now the only UK bank still choosing to fund toxic tar sands pipelines, Greenpeace UK says, calling on Barclays not to fund similar  9 Nov 2019 Unlike most UK banks, Barclays are still willing to provide financial services for further Tar Sands exploitation and Arctic oil and gas exploration, 

9 Nov 2019 Unlike most UK banks, Barclays are still willing to provide financial services for further Tar Sands exploitation and Arctic oil and gas exploration, 

7 Jan 2020 Tar sands, or oil sands, is much more carbon intensive than regular oil to produce. Barclays said: “We are working to help tackle climate  in 2015, Barclays has provided more than US $85 billion of finance to fossil fuel companies and high-carbon projects such as tar sands and Arctic oil and gas . 19 Jul 2018 —Hannah Martin, Greenpeace U.K."Tar sands are a climate disaster," explained Greenpeace U.K. oil campaigner Hannah Martin. They "produce  6 Dec 2019 "Unlike many UK banks, Barclays are willing to fund further tar sands exploration and arctic oil and gas exploration. "These are some of the 

14 Jan 2019 This morning, multinational investment bank Barclays announced a fails to apply adequate restrictions to coal and tar sands funding, it all but 

Thousands of Barclays customers have threatened to switch to another bank unless it promises not to invest in pipelines for oil from tar sands, dubbed the “dirtiest fuel on the planet”. The activist group occupied a Barclays branch in London, and thousands of customers threatened to switch banks unless Barclays promised not to invest in pipelines for tar sands oil. Barclays said Barclays tell AGM new extreme oil policy on way as First Nations protest over Canadian tar sands pipeline There was a poignant moment at Barclays’ AGM today when Ocean Hyland, a 22-year-old First Greenpeace activists staged on Thursday a protest outside the headquarters of UK bank Barclays in London, daubing the logo with a mock oil leak to protest against the lender’s funding for oil Tar sands, or oil sands, is much more carbon intensive than regular oil to produce. Barclays said: “We are working to help tackle climate change, and we meet with ShareAction and other shareholders

6 Dec 2019 "Unlike many UK banks, Barclays are willing to fund further tar sands exploration and arctic oil and gas exploration. "These are some of the 

16 Jan 2019 This week, Britain's Barclays Bank released an energy and climate policy that sets tough guidelines for any lending or investment in oil sands  2 Jul 2018 While the pipeline proposals support an increase in Tar Sand extraction, opposition from Indigenous and local communities, as well as threats  7 Sep 2011 Exploration drivers. Eastern Europe gas shales. China gas shales. Indonesia. CBM. Congo tar sands. North Africa gas/oil shales. Pakistan. 19 Jul 2018 Group was protesting against Barclays' investment in Canadian oil that take oil from Canada's tar sands to market in the USA and Asia. 25 Sep 2018 UEA's People & Planet are calling on the university to divest Barclays of project that produces some of the world's highest pollutant tar sands. 11 Sep 2013 Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference with respect to the Company's Oil Sands properties: schedule of development milestones at the  Barclays uses cookies on this website. They help us to know a little bit about you and how you use our website, which improves the browsing experience and 

24 Feb 2020 Barclays and Goldman Sachs, for example, have effectively ruled out announced it would exclude companies with oil sands projects from a  28 Jan 2020 We've weakened the standing of oil and gas companies. fuel companies – starting with an end to funding for coal companies and tar sands.