They had boarded a platform that Shell is currently installing off Norway. Greenpeace climate activists have now ended their protest.
After almost two weeks and a 4,000-kilometer sea voyage, six Greenpeace activists have ended their protest on a platform in Haugesund, Norway.
All six, including German activist Silja Zimmermann, had previously climbed the platform’s 125-meter-tall torch tree to renew their demand on a banner: “Stop Drilling. Start Paying.” (Stop drilling. Start paying), the environmental organization announced on Sunday. They are demanding that Shell stop the planned exploitation of further oil fields and pay for compensation for climate damage.
Four of the protesters climbed onto the platform north of the Canary Islands on January 31, with which Shell intends to exploit oil reserves off the Norwegian coast in the coming decades. Two other activists climbed on board while the platform was being transported across the English Channel on February 6.
According to Greenpeace, the five major oil companies Exxon Mobile, Total Energies, Chevron, BP and Shell reported historically high profits totaling 196 billion dollars for the past year, but have not yet contributed to offsetting climate damage. “With the growing damage caused by the climate crisis all over the world, the question is getting louder: Who pays for it? As the world’s largest cause of this damage, the fossil energy industry around corporations like Shell must not shirk its responsibility,” said Greenpeace spokesman Till Seidensticker .
Source: Stern
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