Protesters maintain demonstration at Rendez-Vous de Septembre 2023

Activists from local weather motion group Greenpeace held a protest on the ongoing Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monte Carlo, urging the insurance coverage trade to not assist the event of oil concessions within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

“We’re in Monte Carlo, one of the richest places in the world, to ensure a group of super-rich and powerful insurance companies don’t add to the hardship of some of the world’s poorest communities in the DRC,” Irène Wabiwa, worldwide mission supervisor for the Congo Basin at Greenpeace Africa, stated in an emailed launch.

“While some companies have given us a commitment not to provide insurance for the disastrous oil auctions in the DRC, others remain silent and carry on business as usual: insuring fossil fuel companies without the consent of indigenous peoples and local communities, while the planet burns from a climate crisis is out of the question.”

Taking place till September 13, the RVS is described because the trade’s largest gathering and is a typical goal by local weather protesters. In 2018, advocates took the chance to get their message throughout, Monaco-style, utilizing a crusing boat.

Meanwhile, Wabiwa added: “If major insurance companies stopped covering the risk of the fossil fuel industry, oil companies would be hard pressed to find support for their environmentally and people-destroying business plans. This is why we are asking insurance companies to stop supporting the fossil fuel industry.”

It was famous that 13 of the 30 oil and fuel blocks provided for exploration within the DRC straddle protected areas and nationwide parks. 

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