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April 23, 2024

Black and Indigenous Climate Leaders Organize Against Citigroup's Funding of Fossil Fuels
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Environmental activists from around the world are gathered in New York
this week, where they held a first-of-its-kind Earth Day hearing on
Citigroup's environmental racism Monday. Citibank is the world's
second-largest funder of coal, oil and gas. Roishetta Ozane is a Black
environmental leader from Sulphur, Louisiana, who has been leading the
fight against the Citibank-funded LNG buildout in her community.

Roishetta Ozane: "We are calling for Citibank to commit to end funding
and financing services for new and expanding liquefied methane gas
projects and their parent companies, including all projects that have
already been built and those that have not been built or those that have
not reached a final investment decision. This is a critical time for
Citi to assess climate, community and human rights impacts of the
methane gas sector."



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