{"id":58080,"date":"2023-02-03T19:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T18:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=58080"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T12:23:28","slug":"greenpeace-activists-have-occupied-a-shell-platform-heading-for-a-major-oil-and-gas-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/58080\/greenpeace-activists-have-occupied-a-shell-platform-heading-for-a-major-oil-and-gas-field\/","title":{"rendered":"How Greenpeace activists occupied a Shell platform heading for a major oil and gas field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Activists from climate-hit countries exposed Shell&#8217;s reckless plans to drill for more oil and gas, as the company announced record profits. The protest was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58205\/after-13-days-and-nearly-4000km-greenpeace-occupation-of-shell-oil-platform-ends-with-no-arrests\/\">Greenpeace&#8217;s longest ever occupation of a moving oil platform<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it happened<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Greenpeace International activists&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58018\/greenpeace-climate-justice-activists-board-and-occupy-shell-platform-en-route-to-major-oilfield-with-message-stop-drilling-start-paying\/\" target=\"_blank\">boarded a ship<\/a>&nbsp;carrying crucial equipment for Shell to produce more oil and gas in the North Sea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Together they occupied the equipment throughout the nearly 4,000km journey, highlighting Shell\u2019s reckless plans to keep drilling for more fossil fuels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As Shell announced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58040\/shell-uk-headquarters-targeted-by-greenpeace-activists-as-it-reveals-record-32-2bn-profits\/\">record annual profits of \u00a332bn<\/a>, the activists told the other side of the story: Shell are knowingly making climate change worse, and this is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/58167\/ive-lost-loved-ones-to-climate-change-i-want-big-oil-companies-to-pay-yeb-sano-reflects-on-shell-protest\/\">destroying lives and livelihoods<\/a>\u00a0all over the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As the ship arrived in the Norwegian port of Haugesund, the activists ended their 13 day occupation with a simple message to Shell: <strong>Enough is enough. Stop drilling and start paying for the climate destruction you\u2019ve caused.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-hydrate=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;58206,58153,58074,58076&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/fa73b1a2-gp0stvcqf.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:58206},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/3805265b-gp0stv7c6.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:58153},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/e717cb65-gp0stv5zb.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:58074},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/68240277-gp0stv6pw.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:58076}],&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:0,&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/fa73b1a2-gp0stvcqf.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/fa73b1a2-gp0stvcqf.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/fa73b1a2-gp0stvcqf-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/fa73b1a2-gp0stvcqf-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/fa73b1a2-gp0stvcqf-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/fa73b1a2-gp0stvcqf-453x340.jpg 453w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Protestors atop a platform\\u2019s 125m high flare boom waving a banner saying \\u2018Stop drilling. Start Paying.\\u2019&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In a final stand, protestors climbed the Shell&#039;s  125m flare boom platform and waved a banner saying \\u2018Stop drilling. Start Paying.\\u2019 Meanwhile five fellow activists led by Greenpeace Southeast Asia executive director, Yeb Sa\\u00f1o, on board Greenpeace Nordic\\u2019s 8-meter Tanker Tracker boat sailed out to intercept the 51-000-tonne White Marlin vessel contracted by Shell as it approached the port.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Matthew Kemp \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/3805265b-gp0stv7c6.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/3805265b-gp0stv7c6.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/3805265b-gp0stv7c6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/3805265b-gp0stv7c6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/3805265b-gp0stv7c6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/3805265b-gp0stv7c6-453x340.jpg 453w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Climate Justice Activists on Shell Platform. \\u00a9 Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Climate Justice activists painting a banner on the heli-deck of a Shell oil platform&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Greenpeace&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/e717cb65-gp0stv5zb.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/e717cb65-gp0stv5zb.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/e717cb65-gp0stv5zb-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/e717cb65-gp0stv5zb-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/e717cb65-gp0stv5zb-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/e717cb65-gp0stv5zb-503x340.jpg 503w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Greenpeace Activists Approach Shell Oil Platform. \\u00a9 Chris J Ratcliffe \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Greenpeace climate justice activists approaching Shell platform en route to major oilfield with message: \\u2018STOP DRILLING. START PAYING.\\u2019&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Chris J Ratcliffe \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/68240277-gp0stv6pw.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/68240277-gp0stv6pw.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/68240277-gp0stv6pw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/68240277-gp0stv6pw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/68240277-gp0stv6pw-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-international-stateless\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/68240277-gp0stv6pw-453x340.jpg 453w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Climate Justice Activists on Shell Oil Platform. \\u00a9 Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Climate Justice Activists on Shell Oil Platform&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Greenpeace&quot;}]}}\"><section class=\"block carousel-wrap \"><div class=\"carousel slide\"><div class=\"carousel-inner\" role=\"listbox\"><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest updates<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NEW: The occupation has ended.<\/strong>&nbsp;On Sunday 12 February, the activists left the ship as it arrived at Haugesund in Norway. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58205\/after-13-days-and-nearly-4000km-greenpeace-occupation-of-shell-oil-platform-ends-with-no-arrests\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58205\/after-13-days-and-nearly-4000km-greenpeace-occupation-of-shell-oil-platform-ends-with-no-arrests\/\">None of the activists were arrested<\/a> by Norwegian authorities. In a final stand at&nbsp;10.30am, they climbed the platform\u2019s 125m flare boom, and waved a banner saying \u2018Stop drilling. Start Paying.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NEW: \u201cJust the beginning\u201d:<\/strong>&nbsp;Greenpeace activist Yeb Sa\u00f1o said \u201cShell might think this is the end of our protest, but my message to chief executive Wael Sawan is that this is just the beginning. We are seeing people connecting the dots between fossil fuel mega profits and the bill for climate loss and damage. It is right that the likes of Shell must pay for devastation that they are directly causing.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Greenpeace has been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58190\/greenpeace-hit-with-claim-for-120000-over-shell-oil-platform-protest-ten-days-after-shell-posts-profits-of-nearly-40bn\/\">hit with a legal claim<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;demanding it pays Shell more than $120,000 for alleged damage caused by activists on board its oil platform. Lawyers are not able to provide any detail on what damage is alleged. Based on Shell\u2019s 2022 profits, it would take them two minutes to make the $120,000 being claimed from Greenpeace, the equivalent of 0.0003% of Shell\u2019s profits last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More people join the protest:\u00a0<\/strong>Shell tried to silence the peaceful occupation of its oil and gas platform with a court order threatening up to two years\u2019 jail time and fines. But instead, Greenpeace International\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58103\/shell-threatens-greenpeace-protestors-with-jail-and-fines-but-legal-tactics-fail-as-greenpeace-sends-second-boat-and-more-climbers\/\">escalated the protest by <strong>adding two more climbers\u00a0to the platform<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 using other boats unaffected by the order. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CoZ8T2BofSH\/\" target=\"_blank\">People from Africa, the Middle East and Europe joined the protest<\/a>\u00a0in the English Channel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shell\u2019s record profits:<\/strong>\u00a0On 2 February, Shell announced record annual profits of $39.9bn. That\u2019s\u00a0over double\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-64218703\" target=\"_blank\">what Pakistan needs<\/a>\u00a0to recover from last year\u2019s devastating floods. Activists\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58040\/shell-uk-headquarters-targeted-by-greenpeace-activists-as-it-reveals-record-32-2bn-profits\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58040\/shell-uk-headquarters-targeted-by-greenpeace-activists-as-it-reveals-record-32-2bn-profits\/\" target=\"_blank\">set up a mock petrol station price board<\/a>\u00a0outside the company\u2019s London HQ, highlighting their profits and their failure to pay for climate damage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activists on board:<\/strong>&nbsp;On 31 January, four activists <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/58018\/greenpeace-climate-justice-activists-board-and-occupy-shell-platform-en-route-to-major-oilfield-with-message-stop-drilling-start-paying\/\" target=\"_blank\">boarded Shell&#8217;s ship<\/a>&nbsp;occupying its huge cargo: an essential bit of oil and gas production equipment bound for the North Sea. Greenpeace\u2019s ship the Arctic Sunrise chased at full speed, to catch up and stay in communication with the activists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Greenpeace is taking action against Shell<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By drilling for more oil and gas, Shell are knowingly making climate change worse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.uk\/challenges\/climate-change\/effects-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">destroying people\u2019s lives<\/a>&nbsp;around the world \u2013 often the people who did least to cause the problem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So while Shell makes billions in profits, they\u2019re also causing billions of dollars of climate damage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That\u2019s simply not fair, so Greenpeace is taking action to put it right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019re calling on Shell to stop drilling and start paying for the climate damage they\u2019ve caused.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The world can\u2019t stop using oil and gas overnight. But drilling for more fossil fuels isn\u2019t the answer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There\u2019s already more oil and gas available than we can safely burn, and experts say more drilling&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.uk\/news\/will-increasing-gas-production-reduce-energy-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won\u2019t even help reduce energy prices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can do<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign the petition<\/h3>\n\n<p>You can put pressure on the fossil fuel industry by joining the call for climate justice.&nbsp;Petitions alone can\u2019t save the world, but adding your name is a powerful way to show how many people are demanding change:<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmptyMessage\">Block content is empty. Check the block&#8217;s settings or remove it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell Shell: Stop Drilling. Start Paying<\/h3>\n\n<p>Shell doesn\u2019t have much of a social media presence but can you send a message to Shell on Twitter?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/act.greenpeace.org\/page\/121229\/data\/1?utm_campaign=fossil-fuels&amp;utm_source=p4&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=bt-20230203&amp;global_project=ID038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/act.greenpeace.org\/page\/121229\/data\/1?utm_campaign=fossil-fuels&amp;utm_source=p4&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=bt-20230203&amp;global_project=ID038 noopener\">Send a message to Shell<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell people what\u2019s happening<\/h3>\n\n<p>Think about someone in your life who\u2019d want to know about this, and link them here, or to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/greenpeace\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/greenpeace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greenpeace\u2019s posts on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our four brave activists occupying the 34,000 tonne oil platform on its way to the North Sea have a message for Shell&#39;s CEO \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffd<br><br>They are responding to its announcement of record annual profits <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakeShellPay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakeShellPay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A7gcMjI51A\">pic.twitter.com\/A7gcMjI51A<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greenpeace\/status\/1621104635477123072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some important facts<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>There\u2019s a basic injustice at the heart of the climate issue:<\/strong>&nbsp;the people suffering the most are often the ones who did least to cause the problem. Countries like Pakistan, Somalia and the Philippines were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/55880\/in-pictures-climate-emergencies-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rocked by climate disasters in 2022<\/a>, but people there create much less carbon pollution than those in richer countries.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Climate chaos:<\/strong>&nbsp;Climate change, driven by Shell and other fossil fuel companies, is causing huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/48654\/heatwaves-climate-change-fossil-fuels-must-go\/\">damage and disruption worldwide<\/a>. Some estimates put the cost to poor countries at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.landclimate.org\/what-is-the-financial-cost-of-loss-and-damage-from-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">half a trillion dollars and 293,000 lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Shell\u2019s plan:<\/strong>&nbsp;the ship is carrying a piece of equipment called a floating production storage and offloading unit that they\u2019ll use to \u2018redevelop\u2019 the \u2018Penguins\u2019 oil and gas field in the North Sea. Essentially, they\u2019re planning to squeeze every last barrel out of this field. In the middle of a climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>How much oil and gas?<\/strong>&nbsp;Shell\u2019s equipment would enable them to pump out the equivalent of up to 45,000 barrels of oil a day from the Penguins field. Burning all the oil and gas they get from this project would create 45m tonnes of CO2. That\u2019s more than the entire annual emissions of Norway.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Drilling for more oil and gas is only good for Shell\u2019s profits:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nobody\u2019s saying we can stop all oil and gas use immediately. But that\u2019s not a reason to drill new wells. There\u2019s already more than enough oil and gas available to keep things going while we switch to clean energy.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Experts say that adding drilling for more oil and gas&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.uk\/news\/will-increasing-gas-production-reduce-energy-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won\u2019t help bring down energy costs<\/a>.<\/strong>&nbsp;So this isn\u2019t about supplying people\u2019s needs \u2013 it\u2019s about Shell keeping the world hooked on its products, and slowing the shift to better energy sources.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Covering the cost:<\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s estimated the fossil fuel industry made enough profit from 2000-2019 to cover the cost of climate losses in 55 climate-vulnerable countries&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uploads-ssl.webflow.com\/605869242b205050a0579e87\/6355adbb4f3fdf583b15834b_L%26DC_THE_COST_OF_DELAY_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly 60 times over<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>This is personal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Many of the people involved in this action have been personally affected by climate disaster.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.uk\/news\/activist-stories-loss-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can read the crew\u2019s stories here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activists from climate-hit countries are taking on Shell. 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