Suing the government - lessons, obstacles, possibilities

Capital and Carbon Weekender

C Words film & events season

A programme of film and events to accompany C Words: Carbon, Climate, Capital, Culture - an exhibition by artist-activist group PLATFORM and their collaborators.

Events

Sat 21 Nov, 2.00pm

Free / Booking advised

Sat 21 & Sun 22 Nov
Capital and Carbon Weekender
PLATFORM
The Oil Bank of Scotland vs The Royal Bank of Sustainability
Over the past year RBS has hit the headlines like an adulterous celebrity or a fraudulent politician. Now the bank is 70% owned by the British taxpayer, and with it comes an investment portfolio stuffed with carbon-intensive and socially irresponsible loans and project finance arrangements. In just over two days we cover broad social topics from the history of peoples’ struggle to reform banking, to student campaigns calling for climate friendly banking, the judicial review of the lack of environmental considerations in the investment framework for the bailed-out banks, and the case for an environmentally sustainable banking sector. Walks, talks, workshops, installations, resource lab, collective action and more.

Suing the government - lessons, obstacles, possibilities
In June, PLATFORM, World Development Movement, and People & Planet launched a court case against the Treasury over the lack of environmental considerations in the investment framework laid out for the recapitalised banks. This case follows other high-profile challenges that have been made by groups like Friends of the Earth and the Cornerhouse. What hope do small, under-resourced organsiations have in taking on the legal might of the government and what do they hope to achieve by it?

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