Greenpeace Activists outside entrance to BP Headquarters
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Greenpeace activists closed-off the entrance to BP’s headquarters in London on Monday. They are protesting against the exploration of new oil and gas.
Environmental activists have blocked St James’ Square with giant containers. they transported the containers via crane in the early hours of the morning. Meanwhile other protesters abseiled down the sides of the building.
The specially designed containers are obstructing the entrance to the building. Because of this, staff members are not able to enter.
The containers are plastered with photographs from the Drowning World project by photographer Gideon Mendel. These images portray the impact of climate change on the environment.
The group say they are equipped with enough food and water to last them for days.
Their aim is to keep BP’s headquarters closed “for at least the whole of this AGM week”, Greenpeace says.
The move comes ahead of BP’s annual general meeting, which is set to take place in Aberdeen on Tuesday. Therefore, Greenpeace has announced a climate emergency. Not only this, but they are calling on BP to shut down.
In addition, the activists are also demanding for the use of renewable energy. Greenpeace says if BP does not terminate its operations, it deserves to go out of business.
Protesters blocked the road outside the building.
BP responded saying, “Renewables are the fastest-growing energy source in the world today. We estimate that they could provide at least 15% of the global energy mix by 2040.
As part of our approach to building our alternative energy business, we aim to grow our existing businesses and to develop new businesses and partnerships to deliver competitive value in the fastest-growing energy sector.”
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Greenpeace activists closed-off the entrance to BP’s headquarters in London on Monday. They are protesting against the exploration of new oil and gas.
Environmental activists have blocked St James’ Square with giant containers. they transported the containers via crane in the early hours of the morning. Meanwhile other protesters abseiled down the sides of the building.
The specially designed containers are obstructing the entrance to the building. Because of this, staff members are not able to enter.
The containers are plastered with photographs from the Drowning World project by photographer Gideon Mendel. These images portray the impact of climate change on the environment.
The group say they are equipped with enough food and water to last them for days.
Their aim is to keep BP’s headquarters closed “for at least the whole of this AGM week”, Greenpeace says.
The move comes ahead of BP’s annual general meeting, which is set to take place in Aberdeen on Tuesday. Therefore, Greenpeace has announced a climate emergency. Not only this, but they are calling on BP to shut down.
In addition, the activists are also demanding for the use of renewable energy. Greenpeace says if BP does not terminate its operations, it deserves to go out of business.
Protesters blocked the road outside the building.
BP responded saying, “Renewables are the fastest-growing energy source in the world today. We estimate that they could provide at least 15% of the global energy mix by 2040.
As part of our approach to building our alternative energy business, we aim to grow our existing businesses and to develop new businesses and partnerships to deliver competitive value in the fastest-growing energy sector.”
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