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Messaging and Design

Additions and changes to this messaging pack are due to land by Fri PM (10/10/24)

Insurance is the Achilles heel of the global fossil fuel industry. It’s what gives companies such as Shell, BP and Exxonmobil the confidence to drill as the planet burns - by covering their operations against financial losses when things go wrong.

Without insurance, major oil and gas projects would not be able to operate.

Just 20 companies insure 70% of fossil fuel projects and a large number of these companies are based in the UK, mostly in the City of London.

To support your own action and media and messaging planning, here’s a briefing on why we are targeting the insurance industry from our allies at the Insure Our Futures coalition.
Watch the briefing video here (22mins) - Note this video is from earlier in the year, so some situations may have changed, but the basic fundamentals are still valid.

IOS Design

IOS week of action ready-to-use graphics and design assets

XR actions follow the Design Programme and colour scheme for consistency. IOS actions are using a streamlined palette of pink, black and white. Visibility of XR is key, so the symbol and/or logotype should be used wherever possible. You can also download XR fonts here. The pink used in this action is R237 G155 B196 or #ED9BC4.

Flyers, Posters, Stickers, Graphics

Key resources

Additional

Hashtags

Please also tag @xrebellionuk or if doing local actions also tag relevant groups/organisation/people who you think might help amplify your action.

#InsureOurSurvival
#ExtinctionRebellion
#StopFloodingUs
#StopEACOP
#RiskyBusiness
#ClimateCriminals

Banner/Placard Messaging

Insure Our Survival slogan: 'Insure Our Survival, Not Fossil Fuels'

XRUK banner slogans:

  • Pull the plug on new oil & gas


  • No New Oil and Gas

  • Stop Insuring Climate Chaos

  • You’re a Risky Business

  • Decide Together: Insure Our Future

  • Extinction Rebellion

Placard suggestions:

  • Rebel for Truth
  • Rebel for Life

  • Climate Breakdown Cover


  • Only Fools Insure Fossil Fuels

  • Insuring Our Future? More Like Drowning It!
    Insuring Oil = Drowning Lives!
    Fossil Fuels Get Insurance, We Get Floods!
    Fossil Fuels = Floods. Thanks for the Uninsurable Future!
    Stop Insuring Climate Chaos
    Floody Hell
    Flood Alert
    Insure our Survival No food, no future The floods are Right Here, Right Now
    Boycott ‘name of insurance company’ (only those that have public facing services). Or add an insurance company logo to your placard & include a message for them.

For targeted campaigns in high flood risk areas:

  • Stop Flooding Us
  • Paying you (or name of insurer) to flood our homes
  • Don’t make us The Uninsurables
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