Activists call on Lloyd’s CEO to be climate hero rather than villain
A group of climate protestors have delivered a huge Father’s Day card and gift to Lloyd’s of London CEO John Neal, asking if he will be a climate hero and Super Dad, or a climate villain.
The Super Dad group, supported by Mothers Rise Up, which campaigns for action to avert climate breakdown, delivered the card outside the famous Lloyd’s building ahead of Father’s Day in the UK this weekend. They were joined by a group of brightly dressed mini superhero children in capes.
The activists are calling on Lloyd’s of London to cease insuring fossil fuel expansion, along with phasing down current insurance cover, in line with climate science.
Lloyd’s of London is the world’s biggest insurance market and the single largest source of fossil fuel insurance globally.
The card contained a poem called Mum-Splaining The Apocalypse, written by climate poet Liv Torc, about how to tackle fossil fuel companies, and the available clean, renewable energy solutions.
Mothers Rise Up’s Lorna Powell said: “Today we are delivering a giant card and a crucial Father’s Day message to John Neal, CEO of Lloyd’s of London, the mega fossil fuel insurance marketplace: be a climate hero or continue enabling the fossil fuel industry at the expense of our children and planet.”
“Fossil fuel companies represent a dying, destructive industry. We need insurers to turn away from polluting projects and supercharge the green energy revolution. Without insurance, new fossil fuel projects can’t go ahead. Many European insurers are starting to do the right thing. Yet Lloyd’s of London remains intent on propping up lucrative new fossil fuel deals, wreaking more and more climate chaos,” she continued.
“Our children deserve better,” added Powell.
