28 November 2018 (MONTRÉAL) – Tomorrow, the Sortons la Caisse du carbone coalition is calling upon the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to divest from fossil fuels. Circus artists will attempt to recreate the ‘impossible balance’ (‘l’impossible équilibre‘) that the Caisse, while aiming to commit to a green transition, is still investing in the production and transport sectors of fossil fuels.
Today after the IPCC’s irrefutable report and a few days from COP24, all indicators point to a climate urgency and the need to act by no longer financing this global climate crisis – caused by fossil fuel extraction.
Tomorrow among the spokespeople, signatories of Le Pacte, Geneviève Rochette and Dominic Champagne, will be present.
WHAT: Protest “L’impossible Équilibre”
WHEN: Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 12:00 PM
WHERE: Place Jean Riopelle, in front of the CDPQ headquaters in Montréal
Members of the press are invited to speak to the various spokespeople which will be giving speeches:
- Anne -Céline Guyon, Front Commun pour la Transition Énergétique
- Mélissa Mollen-Dupuis, David Suzuki Foundation
- Diego Creimer, David Suzuki Foundation
- Sébastien Collard, Recycle ta Caisse
Patrick Bonin, Greenpeace Canada - Mélanie Busby, MEAC
- Naomi Goldberg, Climate Justice Montréal
*The Sortons la Caisse du Carbone coalition brings together Front Commun pour la Transition Énergétique, David Suzuki Foundation, Greenpeace Canada, Recycle ta Caisse, Climate Justice Montréal, l’Association pour la voix étudiante au Québec (AVEQ), Justice Climatique Montréal (JCM), Leap Montréal, Mobilisation Environnement Ahuntsic-Cartierville (MEAC), EauSecours, including citizen groups, syndicates and representatives of the First Nations.
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Please contact us to confirm interviews and for information on the ground :
Loujain Kurdi, Communications Officer, Greenpeace Canada, 514-577-6657, [email protected]
