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A campaign against Austrian oil giant OMV has spread to bus shelters and streets across New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Overnight, thousands of posters targeting the company appeared in city centres including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.<\/p>\n

The posters depict environmental disasters with the message: \u2018Climate emergency proudly brought to you by OMV.<\/p>\n

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The activity is being driven by Greenpeace in coalition with a network of local environmental groups and volunteers, and is happening at the same time in over 25 cities around the world.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace New Zealand senior campaigner, Steve Abel, says the postering is part of a global movement to challenge the world\u2019s top climate polluters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Earth isn\u2019t dying, it\u2019s being killed, and the companies killing it have brands, names and addresses. People everywhere are standing up and holding them to account,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cOMV is one of 100 companies that have caused over 70% of the world\u2019s climate emissions and it\u2019s here in New Zealand getting ready to drill for oil and gas off the coast of Taranaki and in the Great South Basin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Greenpeace climbers scaled the outside of the Majestic Centre, Wellington\u2019s tallest building, to reach OMV\u2019s offices on the 20th floor. The climb took 14 hours.<\/p>\n

On reaching the oil giant\u2019s offices, the climbers issued an invitation for people to attend a peaceful protest at the Majestic Centre on August 14 to serve OMV with an eviction notice signed by almost 30,000 New Zealanders.<\/p>\n

Abel says OMV is the last major international oil company in New Zealand and it can expect continued resistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cClimate disasters have already cost countless lives, as extreme storms, floods, droughts, and fires become stronger and more frequent,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile oil companies have spent billions of dollars over the past 30 years on misleading the public, funding junk science, and lobbying hard to block climate action.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis international day of creative protest is showing that communities everywhere are holding the oil industry accountable as the true villain of the climate crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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