Extinction Rebellion blockade Lloyd's of London

Extinction Rebellion held a protest at Lloyd's of London on Wednesday February 28.

Transcript

00:00 [crowd noise]

00:04 I'm here today as part of Extinction Rebellion UK and we're here because the insurance industry

00:10 has a unique opportunity to stop climate and ecological breakdown because if they stop

00:18 insuring fossil fuel projects and fossil fuel infrastructure and fossil fuel companies then

00:26 those companies and projects can't exist because without insurance they can't function.

00:32 So we are here to tell them to stop insuring all new fossil fuel projects.

00:39 In that way they can actually become climate heroes. They have the opportunity to change

00:45 the course of history. So it's meant to be a very positive action. We've been talking to a lot of

00:51 people outside here from the insurance industry and they've actually largely been really positive.

01:01 They've been really engaging with us.

01:03 What would you say to anyone who's maybe frustrated at your protests or opposes what you're here to do?

01:11 I'd just say maybe try to hear us. We're here for a better future and we're here for a good cause.

01:20 If they're frustrated at the protests it probably means that they don't want to give up whatever

01:25 privilege they have with whatever money or status. But we are frustrated at them too and I think that

01:35 we can work together and they have a lot of powers in their hands, insurance companies, to build a

01:41 better future so they can be with us. I don't really understand why people are frustrated at

01:46 climate activists. I don't get it.