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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Erum Salam in New York

Climate protesters call out US banks for funding fossil fuel projects

New York Communities for Change climate activists protest outside Citibank headquarters ahead of their annual shareholder meeting in New York.
New York Communities for Change climate activists protest outside Citibank headquarters ahead of their annual shareholder meeting in New York. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA

As they exited their office in Tribeca on Monday afternoon, Citibank employees were confronted with a boisterous crowd chanting and dancing along to the music of a mariachi band.

It was a funny sight: New York banking professionals in black and gray business attire coming face to face with a loud, colorful group on a mission to engage in a conversation about the climate crisis.

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