More than 60 community leaders have signed an open letter to the big four banks, telling them - for the sake of avoiding runaway climate change - to end investments in fossil fuels.
Among the signatories are musicians including Claire Bowditch, Urthboy and Mark Seymour, award-winning writers, including Peter Carey and John Coetzee, religious leaders, artists, academics, scientists, health professionals, environmentalists and a two-time Olympian!
Friends of the Earth sees this as an opportune moment to highlight the way in which carbon pollution is undermining the life-supporting capacities of our oceans and magnifying their destructive potential. These changes are bringing dramatic impacts to communities who are reliant on the oceans for their livelihood.
[image: coal trains passing through Brisbane]