Greenpeace is being put on trial for stopping a BP rig drilling for new oil wells. The penalties may be high, but this attempt to gag and bully those who expose the oil industry’s contribution to climate change won’t succeed.
Throughout 2019, activists and volunteers have continued to demand action on pollution and the climate emergency from corporations and politicians worldwide. This global fight is far from over, but here we celebrate our 2019 successes as we look forward to 2020 and the decade of change ahead.
BP like to say they're part of the climate change solution, but they're spending billions of pounds to explore more oil and lobby against climate legislation.
As you read this, I’m sitting in a big container outside BP HQ in London, blocking one of the main entrances to the building. Along with a team of climbers on the roof, and more people in containers like mine, we’ve shut down the building. This is one of the scariest things I’ve ever done, but I know it’s the right thing.
Thanks to people power, Shell is giving up drilling for oil in the Alaskan Arctic. Here are five ways public campaigning puts pressure on a huge opponent like Shell.