Home > Blog > Put Bank of Queensland on notice

Put Bank of Queensland on notice

2 November 2017

Use the form below to tell Bank of Queensland to ditch fossil fuels, or risk losing you as a customer.

Select your bank*
Name*
First Last
Email*
Postcode*
Phone Number
Your message
To Bank of Queensland, I believe in protecting and improving our natural environment and as a customer, I expect the same from the bank that has custody of my money. The fossil fuel industry is threatening our land and water resources, the health of people living close to these industries, our wildlife and parts of our natural environment including iconic sites such as the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, the Twelve Apostles and the Pilliga Forest. Further, it is abundantly clear there is no room to expand the fossil fuel industry if we’re to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, or the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit warming to 1.5°C. The world is at a point where an urgent shift from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy is needed if we are to avoid runaway climate change. Investments in coal, oil and gas are contrary to the notion of keeping global warming to within manageable limits. Thousands of customers have been leaving banks because of their heavy investment in the fossil fuel sector, and moving to banks that are not supporting these environmentally damaging projects. I may soon join them. I want you to unequivocally rule out future loans to coal and gas exploration, production, transport, power and export projects. I want you to make this commitment directly to me, as well as publicly. If you do not make this commitment, I will be forced to close my account with you and take my money to a bank that won't use it to finance the expansion of the fossil fuel industry, climate change and environmental destruction. I look forward to hearing back from you very soon. Sincerely,
Yes, I want to hear more from Market Forces about this campaign