{"id":64609,"date":"2023-12-18T12:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=64609"},"modified":"2023-12-19T07:07:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T06:07:14","slug":"unifying-voices-a-global-movement-rises-up-against-big-oil-for-climate-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/64609\/unifying-voices-a-global-movement-rises-up-against-big-oil-for-climate-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Unifying voices: A global movement rises up against Big Oil for climate justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the world&#8217;s attention shifted to watch influential figures walk the corridors of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, a people-powered global campaign emerged with a message: The climate crisis is at our door. It\u2019s devastating for us all, but particularly for the Global South. We will speak up against climate injustice.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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\">MASS MOBILISATION: More than 600 people from 28 countries join forces and paint their hands to call out the deadly activities of oil companies \u270a\ud83c\udffe\u200b\u270a\ud83c\udffd\u200b\u270a\ud83c\udfff\u270a\ud83c\udffb\u200b\u270a\u200b<br><br>Join the movement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zUZA5VNEt0\">https:\/\/t.co\/zUZA5VNEt0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EndFossilCrimes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EndFossilCrimes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakePollutersPay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakePollutersPay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EoZkbH6M0w\">pic.twitter.com\/EoZkbH6M0w<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greenpeace\/status\/1735248000157364727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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\">A simple but powerful image<\/h2>\n\n<p>More than 600 people from 28 countries painted their hands to resemble oil and raised them in resistance at iconic locations worldwide. From Cameroon to Kenya, from Indonesia to Malaysia, South Korea to Croatia, Greece to Denmark, from Greenpeace ships in Uruguay, the Philippines and the eastern Pacific, and from Canada and Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, these photos symbolise the fight against the fossil fuel industry\u2019s destructive business.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The stories behind the photographs<\/h2>\n\n<p>This united global movement advocates for urgent climate action and demands that Big Oil be held to account for the destruction and the crimes they are responsible for in their countries. People all over the world demanded that COP28 should not become an oil trade show. They called for an equitable transition to renewable energy and for global climate justice.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>In the Philippines<\/strong>, community members and fishermen in Batangas stand outside the Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/9053cae2-gp0styel1-1024x640.jpg\" title=\"Community Protest at Shell Facility in Batangas. \u00a9 Basilio Sepe \/ Greenpeace\" alt=\"Community Protest at Shell Facility in Batangas. \u00a9 Basilio Sepe \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-64603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/9053cae2-gp0styel1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/9053cae2-gp0styel1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/9053cae2-gp0styel1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/9053cae2-gp0styel1-510x319.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/9053cae2-gp0styel1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community Protest at Shell Facility in Batangas, Philippines.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Basilio Sepe \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/2c1da39c-gp0styeky-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"Community Protest at Shell Facility in Batangas. \u00a9 Basilio Sepe \/ Greenpeace\" alt=\"Community Protest at Shell Facility in Batangas. \u00a9 Basilio Sepe \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-64604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/2c1da39c-gp0styeky-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/2c1da39c-gp0styeky-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/2c1da39c-gp0styeky-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/2c1da39c-gp0styeky-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/2c1da39c-gp0styeky.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community Protest at Shell Facility in Batangas, Philippines.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Basilio Sepe \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>In Austria<\/strong>, activists are pictured outside fossil fuel company OMV\u2019s headquarters in Vienna, demanding the company stops oil and gas extraction and pays reparations to communities it has damaged.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"In Austria, activists are pictured outside fossil fuel company OMV\u2019s headquarters in Vienna, demanding the company stops oil and gas extraction and pays reparations to communities it has damaged.\" alt=\"In Austria, activists are pictured outside fossil fuel company OMV\u2019s headquarters in Vienna, demanding the company stops oil and gas extraction and pays reparations to communities it has damaged.\" class=\"wp-image-64605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-1821x1366.jpg 1821w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/aa523cc3-austria_sdsp-banner-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-05-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activists outside fossil fuel company OMV\u2019s headquarters in Vienna, Austria.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Mitja Kobal \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"In Austria, activists are pictured outside fossil fuel company OMV\u2019s headquarters in Vienna, demanding the company stops oil and gas extraction and pays reparations to communities it has damaged.\" alt=\"In Austria, activists are pictured outside fossil fuel company OMV\u2019s headquarters in Vienna, demanding the company stops oil and gas extraction and pays reparations to communities it has damaged.\" class=\"wp-image-64606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-1821x1366.jpg 1821w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/96647af4-gp-2023_11-oily-hands-cmitja-kobal-greenpeace-25-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activist outside fossil fuel company OMV\u2019s headquarters in Vienna, Austria.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Mitja Kobal \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>In Cameroon<\/strong>, Greenpeace Africa volunteers organised actions across the cities of Yaounde, Douala, and Buea. In Buea, volunteers gathered on the beach to capture powerful images calling out the National Refining Company\u2019s pollution of sea water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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\">You can still change course.<br><br>Big oil, if you transition now, you\u2019ll go down in history for choosing humanity and sustainability.<br><br>We want no new fossil fuels. Keep them where they belong\u2014in the ground!<br><br>Add your voice: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLt54MsWe1\">https:\/\/t.co\/QLt54MsWe1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COP28?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COP28<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wTPsRwrB4P\">pic.twitter.com\/wTPsRwrB4P<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greenpeace Africa (@Greenpeaceafric) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Greenpeaceafric\/status\/1730583791893369002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>Bienvenu Hitoko (pictured) and other Greenpeace Africa activists are pictured in front of coal storage at the Pile VENUS Port in Matadi, to raise awareness of the harm caused by coal and other fossil fuels. Volunteer coordinator Jersey Mpanzu said: &#8220;We have never ceased to denounce abuses committed by the fossil fuel industry against the Congo Basin\u2019s forests, including the illegal exploitation of protected species and the violation of the moratorium on logging in the DRC. Fossil fuels are a major threat to the DRC&#8217;s forests, which sustain life and combat the climate crisis. The large quantities of coal in this port are burned to fuel the PPC Malanga\/Kongo Central cement plant, which is a major source of pollution. We took part in the Hands of Resistance action to make the people of the DRC aware of the danger we face from coal, oil and gas extraction.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/f898fcd3-rcd_2728-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"Action at coal storage at the Pile VENUS Port in Matadi. \u00a9 Mike Kumenda\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/f898fcd3-rcd_2728-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/f898fcd3-rcd_2728-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/f898fcd3-rcd_2728-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/f898fcd3-rcd_2728-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/f898fcd3-rcd_2728-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/f898fcd3-rcd_2728-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An activist in front of coal storage at the Pile VENUS Port in Matadi, DRC.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Mike Kumenda<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>In Switzerland, <\/strong>activists took pictures against the breathtaking backdrop of lake Kl\u00f6ntal in Glarus, to remind us that as fossil fuel companies keep turning up the heat on the planet, our winters start to become worryingly and unnaturally warm.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/16a5a573-img_8940-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"In Switzerland, activists took pictures against the breathtaking backdrop of lake Kl\u00f6ntal in Glarus, to remind us that as fossil fuel companies keep turning up the heat on the planet, our winters start to become worryingly and unnaturally warm.\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/16a5a573-img_8940-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/16a5a573-img_8940-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/16a5a573-img_8940-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/16a5a573-img_8940-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/16a5a573-img_8940-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/16a5a573-img_8940-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In Switzerland, activists took pictures against the breathtaking backdrop of lake Kl\u00f6ntal in Glarus. <div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Marc Meier \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>In Canada<\/strong>, Greenpeace Canada activists projected images of local forest fires onto the office of Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault in Montreal, calling to \u201cFaites payer les pollueurs\u201d (make polluters pay) for their climate destruction.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/5dc36111-gp0stykwr.jpg\" title=\"Projection Action &quot;Make Polluters Pay&quot; on Environment Minister\u2019s Office in Montreal as COP28 Begins. \u00a9 Toma Iczkovits \/ Greenpeace\" alt=\"Projection Action &quot;Make Polluters Pay&quot; on Environment Minister\u2019s Office in Montreal as COP28 Begins. \u00a9 Toma Iczkovits \/ Greenpeace\" class=\"wp-image-64615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/5dc36111-gp0stykwr.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/5dc36111-gp0stykwr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/5dc36111-gp0stykwr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/5dc36111-gp0stykwr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/5dc36111-gp0stykwr-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greenpeace Canada activists and supporters in front of Environmental Minister Steven Guilbeault\u2019s office in Montreal.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Toma Iczkovits \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>In Dubai, <\/strong>campaigner Lisa G\u00f6ldner brought a banner collage of these images to COP28 to represent the global movement of people calling for climate justice, and to express the universal harm caused all over the world by the fossil fuel industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Lisa said:<\/strong> \u201cThis is not a drill. Ending global dependence on fossil fuels is a matter of life and death. Fossil fuel profits should not be prioritised over people\u2019s safety. This COP28 must send a clear signal to fossil fuel companies around the world that their deadly business is over. New fossil fuel projects must be banned, and fossil fuels must be rapidly phased out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-1912x1366.jpg 1912w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2023\/12\/b5b4d052-day7_stopdrilling_startpaying-3-476x340.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fossil Free Revolution Campaigner Lisa G\u00f6ldner at COP28 in Dubai.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Marie Jacquemin \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s not too late&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n<p>Time is running out to oust fossil fuels, but it\u2019s not too late. All over the world, people are waking up to the damage and injustice they cause. Courageous activists and frontline communities have been fighting back for decades against the fossil fuel industry\u2019s high-paid army of lawyers and PR pros. They are working together to dismantle a global energy system built on the oppression and exploitation of people and nature, which lines the pockets of a wealthy few.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Together we are gaining ground<\/h2>\n\n<p>While COP28 decided that the fossil fuel era is ending, governments at COP28 still need to agree to the specifics of the fossil fuel phase out that the world so desperately needs. Our growing global movement is more important than ever. Together, we can create a new age of climate justice that benefits everyone. Let\u2019s make our planet safe, fair and healthy for people and nature. It\u2019s time for the fossil fuel industry to stop drilling and start paying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"EmptyMessage\">Block content is empty. Check the block&#8217;s settings or remove it.<\/div>\n<p><em>Riina Kivilahti is Greenpeace\u2019s Mobilisation coordinator for the Fossil Free Revolution campaign based in Finland.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><em>The full list of 28 countries involved in the Hands of Resistance action is: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Croatia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Romania, Slovakia, South-Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During COP28 climate conference in Dubai, a people-powered global campaign against fossil fuels emerged. 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