Tar Sands

Canada’s tar sands produce some of the dirtiest and most polluting oil in the world. To get this oil onto the market Canada want three new pipelines built, but at a time of rapidly accelerating climate change, we just can’t afford to burn any more fossil fuels.

Campaign Updates

Rebecca from Belfast – Why Barclays needs to stop funding tar sands pipelines

My name’s Rebecca and I am a self-published author, writing science fiction based on current environmental issues. I’ve been running the Belfast Greenpeace group since February this year and of the campaigns I’ve been involved in, I find the current pipelines campaign against Barclays really important. Read More

Greenpeace UK - 24th July 2018

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Why Greenpeace blocked Barclays’ HQ

Earlier today 40 Greenpeace UK volunteers took over the main entrance to Barclays Bank’s corporate headquarters near Canary Wharf in London’s docklands.   Six of them were climbers who scaled the entrance’s portico, where they recreated a tar sands oil leak dripping down from the bank’s logo. The team… Read More

Aakash Naik - 19th July 2018

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Holding Barclays to account

Toxic tar sands pipelines don’t just happen – they need funding, serious amounts of funding. And that money comes -in part at least- from banks, like Barclays… It’s kind of a simple story, really, big projects need big money – without finance from banks, it’s really tough for… Read More

Fiona Nicholls - 16th July 2018

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Martin from Manchester – Why I’m standing up to Barclays

Why am I taking action against Barclays bank for funding toxic oil pipelines including the Transmountain Pipeline? Because tar sands may be the final proof that humanity are in grave trouble. The threat of climate change has been there my entire adult life. I was still… Read More

Greenpeace UK - 6th July 2018

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Who Are the Dirty Dozen Banks?

Who are the Dirty Dozen banks, and why is Greenpeace putting them on a global petition to supporters worldwide? Greenpeace is asking these banks to make stronger commitments when it comes to the financing of tar sands pipelines. For some, that means taking the obvious step of committing to… Read More

Greenpeace UK - 28th June 2018

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