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Extinction Rebellion calls out J.P. Morgan’s sponsoring of Docklands 5K as an exercise in image-laundering

Extinction Rebellion calls out J.P. Morgan’s sponsoring of Docklands 5K as an exercise in image-laundering

Dublin docklands, 16th June 2023: Extinction Rebellion Ireland (XRI) activists made things uncomfortable for J.P. Morgan - title sponsor of the annual docklands 5K run - throughout yesterday evening’s event. About 20 activists wearing bibs saying “JP Morgan, Climate Chaos Champion” and “JP Morgan, Divest from Fossil Fuels" engaged with participants and onlookers about the sponsor’s status as the number one financier of fossil fuels since the signing of the Paris Agreement, with financing totalling $434.1 B from 2016 to 2022 and its huge investments ($17.9 B) in the top 12 major oil and gas expansion companies.