Climate campaigners took to the streets of Shrewsbury to demand that the insurance industry 'dumps the fossil fuel criminals setting the world on fire.'members rallied outside of the offices of Howden Insurance in the county town on Saturday as part of a major national campaign.
Extinction Rebellion UK has issued an 'ultimatum' to insurance industry bosses to withdraw from new fossil fuel projects or face regular protests. Naomi Yates, who works in a local care home, explained: “Insurance is the weak spot that could stop the fossil fuel industry from digging and drilling for more and more of the oil, gas and coal which is accelerating the climate crisis, and which in turn is flooding our homes, destroying our food supply and threatening to kill billions in our lifetimes.