Greenpeace dumps 100 bags of coal at CBA headquarters

Greenpeace activists have dumped 100 bags of coal at the Commonwealth Bank in Sydney as they protest its stance on coal financing.

100 bags of coal were left outside Commonwealth bank HQ.

100 bags of coal were left outside Commonwealth bank HQ. Source: Twitter: @solabis

Greenpeace activists have delivered more than 100 bags of coal to the doorstep of the Commonwealth Bank's Sydney headquarters as they protest its refusal to rule out coal financing.

As commuters made their way to work in Sydney's Darling Harbour on Monday morning, activists wearing hazmat suits pushed a coal train emblazoned with the slogan "#Coalbank" through the CBD.
Activists took aim at CBA's refusal to rule out future investment in new coal projects, with Greenpeace spokesman Jonathan Moylan saying the bank doesn't appear to be taking the issue of climate change seriously.

"Globally banks have ruled out lending to big coal projects ... they (CBA) need to adopt the same standards as their peers," Mr Moylan told AAP on Monday.

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