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July 9, 2024

Climate Activists Arrested at Protest Demanding Citibank Divest from Fossil Fuels
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Here in New York, police arrested 46 elder climate campaigners Monday as
they staged a nonviolent civil disobedience protest near Citigroup's
Manhattan headquarters. Among those arrested was Bill Mc Kibben, founder
of the climate justice group 350.org. Organizers with the Summer of Heat
activist network are demanding Citi end its investments in fossil fuel
expansion. A recent report found Citi provided more than $200 billion in
financing for new fossil fuel projects since the Paris Climate Agreement
was signed in 2015.


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