{"id":61671,"date":"2023-11-16T13:34:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T00:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=61671"},"modified":"2025-07-28T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:03:58","slug":"shell-is-suing-greenpeace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/shell-is-suing-greenpeace\/","title":{"rendered":"We need your help to fight Shell in court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shell is suing Greenpeace &#8211; threatening an $8m damages claim and trying to stop us protesting anywhere in the world. We need your help to fight Shell in court.<\/h3>\n\n<p>Earlier this year, six Greenpeace International activists managed to board and occupy a moving Shell oil platform. The platform was making its way towards the North Sea to unlock new oil wells.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" class=\"wp-image-61678\" style=\"width: 900px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/0ac5df39-uk-shell-protest.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters from Greenpeace UK board a shell oil platform and hang large yellow banner with the words Stop drilling. Start Paying.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/0ac5df39-uk-shell-protest.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/0ac5df39-uk-shell-protest-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/0ac5df39-uk-shell-protest-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/0ac5df39-uk-shell-protest-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p>Their demand was clear: Shell must stop drilling for new oil and gas, and start paying up for causing decades of climate damage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>The protest continued for 13 days and almost 4,000km. During this time, Shell reported record annual profits of nearly $40bn. But they won\u2019t pay a penny towards fixing the climate chaos they\u2019ve caused.<\/p>\n\n<p>Like so many of us all over the world, the activists who occupied Shells\u2019 platform all experience the climate crisis in different ways \u2013 from rising energy bills and flooding to heatwaves and cyclones. This protest took the fight for climate justice straight to Shell, in a way they couldn\u2019t ignore. Standing with millions of people worldwide, who are losing their lives, loved ones and homes to climate breakdown caused by fossil fuel giants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/50abe776-gpuk-on-shell-oil-platform.jpg\" title=\"Three protesters from Greenpeace UK stand on the desck of a Shell oil platform and hold a large yellow banner with the words Stop drilling. Start paying.\" alt=\"Three protesters from Greenpeace UK stand on the desck of a Shell oil platform and hold a large yellow banner with the words Stop drilling. Start paying.\" class=\"wp-image-61676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/50abe776-gpuk-on-shell-oil-platform.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/50abe776-gpuk-on-shell-oil-platform-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/50abe776-gpuk-on-shell-oil-platform-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/50abe776-gpuk-on-shell-oil-platform-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Well, we got Shell\u2019s attention. Now they\u2019re suing Greenpeace UK and Greenpeace International, threatening an $8m damages claim and a protest ban.<\/p>\n\n<p>These bullying tactics threaten the global fight for climate justice. Will you help us stand up to Shell and donate today to the Stop Shell Fund?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout  \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1024x684.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-2046x1366.jpg 2046w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-510x340.jpg 510w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Greenpeace activists hold a banner that reads &#039;The People vs. Shell&#039; as they scaled the Polar Pioneer drill rig in the Pacific Ocean.\" title=\"Greenpeace activists hold a banner that reads &#039;The People vs. Shell&#039; as they scaled the Polar Pioneer drill rig in the Pacific Ocean.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate to the Stop Shell fund\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Help us stand up to the bullying tactics of Shell.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Donate now\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is Shell suing Greenpeace?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Shell is trying to silence us. They\u2019re demanding we stop protesting at any of their facilities at sea or in port, anywhere in the world, ever again, or otherwise face an $8.6m damages claim and a wide-ranging injunction to limit our right to protest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Our protest was peaceful, safe and carefully planned. We caused no damage. It\u2019s Shell who must pay for the climate devastation they\u2019re causing globally, all to chase profit.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/AcSRbspDzec\/hqdefault.jpg');\" videoid=\"AcSRbspDzec\" params=\"rel=0\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s at stake for climate action?<\/h2>\n\n<p>This is huge. For more than 50 years, Greenpeace has campaigned to defend people and our natural world from extractive and destructive forces like Shell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>But these aggressive legal tactics, the huge sums of money and attempts to block the right to protest pose a massive threat. It could stop Greenpeace being able to make a real difference on the things that matter most.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>This is even bigger than us too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s part of a growing trend by powerful corporations and governments to crush peaceful protest \u2013 using draconian laws or intimidation lawsuits like this. It seeks to silence the people most impacted by the climate crisis. This threatens the global fight for climate justice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>We won\u2019t give up. This is Shell versus all of us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>We will fight this in the courts, but to do that we need your help. Please donate to fund Greenpeace\u2019s legal fight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout  \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1024x684.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-2046x1366.jpg 2046w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-510x340.jpg 510w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Greenpeace activists hold a banner that reads &#039;The People vs. Shell&#039; as they scaled the Polar Pioneer drill rig in the Pacific Ocean.\" title=\"Greenpeace activists hold a banner that reads &#039;The People vs. Shell&#039; as they scaled the Polar Pioneer drill rig in the Pacific Ocean.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate to the Stop Shell fund\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Help us fund Greenpeace&#8217;s legal fight against Shell.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Donate now\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The new threat of oil exploration in Aotearoa New Zealand<\/h2>\n\n<p>Here in Aotearoa, we now face the disturbing prospect of a new Luxon-led Government hell-bent on overturning New Zealand\u2019s celebrated ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration.<\/p>\n\n<p>The oil and gas ban was the most significant thing the previous Government did on climate, and it was something we fought for nearly a decade, alongside iwi, hap\u016b and thousands of others, to achieve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Nobody wants to see oil spilling into the sea and onto their coastlines and beaches, nor harming precious wildlife. Nobody wants to see climate change-induced storms like Cyclone Gabrielle happening even more frequently or more communities devastated by fires and floods.<\/p>\n\n<p>The science is very clear: If we are to avoid total climate collapse, even known fossil fuel reserves cannot be burned, let alone new ones.<\/p>\n\n<p>So together, we sailed in flotillas, we marched in the streets, we jumped in front of oil ships, and so much more. We pushed out oil giant after oil giant and made it very clear that here in Aotearoa New Zealand, we will not sit by and see big international oil companies risk oil spills in a pointless search for oil that cannot be burned.<\/p>\n\n<p>From that long campaign and others like it, we know that people-power works.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>And we know that when we stand together, we win. So we will resist Shell\u2019s attempts to shut down peaceful protest and climate activism, and we will resist oil exploration here in Aotearoa again. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/climate-resist-oil-gas-exploration-open-letter?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Add your name to the open letter of resistance<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout   sticky-bottom-mobile collapse show\"\n\t\t\tid=\"action-card\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1024x684.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-2046x1366.jpg 2046w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2023\/11\/17899838-gp0stoy1m-510x340.jpg 510w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Greenpeace activists hold a banner that reads &#039;The People vs. Shell&#039; as they scaled the Polar Pioneer drill rig in the Pacific Ocean.\" title=\"Greenpeace activists hold a banner that reads &#039;The People vs. Shell&#039; as they scaled the Polar Pioneer drill rig in the Pacific Ocean.\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate to the Stop Shell fund\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Help us fund Greenpeace&#8217;s legal fight against Shell.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/donate.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/donate?source=blog&amp;cam=701On000002v1ftIAA&amp;content_code=gpao.climate.stopshell.eappeal&amp;dam0=40&amp;dam1=65&amp;dam2=80&amp;dam3=100&amp;das0=40&amp;das1=65&amp;das2=80&amp;das3=100&amp;selected=das1\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Donate now\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"not-now\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#action-card\"\n\t\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shell is suing Greenpeace &#8211; threatening an $8m damages claim and trying to stop us protesting anywhere in the world. 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