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Tell the Chancellor to make the bailed out banks clean up their act

The UK government now owns 70% of the Royal Bank of Scotland and yet the bank continues to invest heavily in oil, coal and gas projects around the world. They are able to do this because they are not required by the UK government to consider environmental or human rights considerations when they invest public money.

Take action: Email Chancellor Alistair Darling and make bailed out British banks clean up their act. Your email will be sent to: Alistair Darling at the treasury.
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Your message: (your signature will be added automatically). If you re-write the message in your own words, you will help make the action even more effective. We will send you a copy of your message.	Dear Chancellor of the Exchequer I am very concerned that banks, bailed out by the UK taxpayer, are investing public money in dirty energy projects which contribute to runaway climate change and negative human rights impacts around the world. The UK government now owns 70% of the Royal Bank of Scotland and yet the bank continues to invest heavily in oil, coal and gas projects around the world. They are able to do this because they are not required by the UK government to consider environmental or human rights considerations when they invest public money. As Chancellor of the Exchequer you should make the bailed out banks clean up their act. Please ensure that these banks: Stop investing in destructive oil projects, unabated coal-fired power stations and energy projects that damage fragile eco-systems; as well as in projects and companies linked with human rights abuses. Support the transition to a low carbon economy, by investing in low carbon projects, renewable energy and green jobs as outlined in the Green New Deal.
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