{"id":44442,"date":"2020-07-31T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=44442"},"modified":"2022-05-18T10:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T08:52:11","slug":"the-north-seas-choice-revolution-or-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/44442\/the-north-seas-choice-revolution-or-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"The North Sea\u2019s choice: Revolution or Destruction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since its beginning in the 1960s, the North Sea oil industry has earned billions of Euros profit and helped fill the coffers of a number of European governments. At the same time these oil and gas operations have contributed to the climate crisis, marine pollution, and endangered marine life.&nbsp;<br><br>But <strong>we need to leave that behind.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large caption-style-medium caption-alignment-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/06d0067b-gp02zcy_medium_res-1024x666.jpg\" title=\"Oil Rig in Brent Oil Field in North Sea \u00a9 Karsten Smid \/ Greenpeace\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/06d0067b-gp02zcy_medium_res-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/06d0067b-gp02zcy_medium_res-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/06d0067b-gp02zcy_medium_res-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/06d0067b-gp02zcy_medium_res-510x332.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/06d0067b-gp02zcy_medium_res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Oil rig &#8216;Ninian&#8217; in the Brent Oil Field. \u00a9 Karsten Smid \/ Greenpeace<div class=\"credit icon-left\">  \u00a9 Karsten Smid \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The consequences of the fossil fuels operations in the North Sea are devastating:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The equivalent of 1 oil tanker accident per year and 1 chemical accident per day have been polluting the ocean and threatening the amazing biodiversity that lives there.<\/li><li>Thousands of jobs in the oil and gas sector are being lost with no planning for a just transition for the workers, and the situation is going to worsen.<\/li><li>The increasing greenhouse gas emissions are accelerating the climate emergency in a way that makes it almost impossible to tackle.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>This is not exactly breaking news &#8211; we know that returning to normal after Covid-19 will destroy our oceans, the climate, and cost jobs. We also know that the most vulnerable people and regions of the planet will suffer terrible consequences.<\/p>\n\n<p>Fortunately, <strong>we still have a choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>We need to look forward to a clean and healthy North Sea: as a source of 100% renewable energy that could provide greener jobs, and where extraordinary biodiversity &#8211; from cold water corals to hundreds of species of fish, marine mammals, and millions of sea birds &#8211; is protected.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large caption-style-medium caption-alignment-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/3d79e855-gp0stpnhb_medium_res-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"Marine Organisms in the North Sea \u00a9 Kick Stokvis \/ Greenpeace\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/3d79e855-gp0stpnhb_medium_res-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/3d79e855-gp0stpnhb_medium_res-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/3d79e855-gp0stpnhb_medium_res-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/3d79e855-gp0stpnhb_medium_res-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/07\/3d79e855-gp0stpnhb_medium_res.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A sea star on the bottom of the North Sea \u00a9 Kick Stokvis \/ Greenpeace<div class=\"credit icon-left\">  \u00a9 Kick Stokvis \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>But to make it possible, we need to start the #NorthSeaRevolution, and we need to start it now!<\/p>\n\n<p>We have a unique chance to #BuildBackBetter and to put people and nature first. We can fight the climate crisis and make a just transition to end the age of oil, if we stay alert and mobilised and act in solidarity with those who are suffering the most.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/campaign\/north-sea-revolution\/\">Join us to force governments to start a safe, fair, and green transition<\/a> and for a North Sea free of fossil fuels!<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The North Sea revolution is starting<\/strong>, and we need you on our side!<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Silvia Diaz is a North Sea Revolution engagement expert at Greenpeace International<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"EmptyMessage\">Block content is empty. Check the block&#8217;s settings or remove it.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Sea&#8217;s Fossil fuel industry is destroying the climate and ocean. 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