LIVE in the City: Lloyd’s of London HALTS all trading as army of Extinction Rebellion blocks office entrances
Lloyd’s of London have stopped trading for the day, it is reported on social media.
Extinction Rebellion have blocked entrances and remain on the roof of the Lloyd’s Building to demand the financial giant stops insuring coal, oil, gas & tar sands that are fuelling the climate crisis.
More than 60 people from Extinction Rebellion have blocked the entrances at Lloyd’s of London headquarters on Lyme St, London, preventing staff from entering the building.
People used superglue, chains and bike locks, to block over twenty-five entrances to the building. Staff already inside were allowed to exit.
Climbers also scaled the outside of the iconic building and dropped two banners, saying ‘End Fossil Fuels Now’ and ‘Insure Climate Justice’.
Others stuck stickers on the windows that said ‘Stop Insuring Trans Mountain’.
There was also a performance outside from the Dirty Scrubbers, Tea Ladies, CorpRats and Orchestrated Discontent.
Extinction Rebellion is demanding that Lloyd’s of London stop insuring fossil fuels projects, and singled out the Trans Mountain Pipeline extension in Canada, which they believe is being insured through the Lloyd’s marketplace.
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