Chained to Chase Bank
Scientists and climate activists organized a series of protests around the U.S. and the world inearly April. The protests were coordinated with a report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which warned of a jarring three-year deadline for the world to lower emissions to limit global warning.
Climate scientist and activist Peter Kalmus was one of several people who chained themselves to the front of a Chase Bank in Los Angeles. They chose the bank because it’s one of the large financial institutions that has funded fossil fuel projects despite announcing plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. They were at the entrance for hours before police officers cut them off the doors and arrested them.
