Extinction Rebellion’s night at the Science Museum
Extinction Rebellion occupied the Science Museum on August 29 in protest at Shell sponsorship.
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Extinction Rebellion kicks off latest mass climate protest in London
Extinction Rebellion has kicked off its fifth mass protest in London as activists demanded the Government stop investment in fossil fuels.
Extinction Rebellion vows to return to the streets as convictions are overturned
Extinction Rebellion has vowed to return to the streets following more successful appeals to overturn convictions by its activists.
IPCC report ‘must sound a death knell’ for oil and gas, says UN head
An “alarming” new report setting out the impact of climate change on the planet should spell the end for oil and gas, according to a senior international figure.
Extinction Rebellion says Police Scotland use of saw ‘dangerous and disproportionate’ in oil club protest
Extinction Rebellion has claimed Police Scotland was “dangerous and disproportionate” in using a circular saw to help remove protestors from a Scottish Oil Club event.
‘End economic growth or end the planet’ – XR stage protest in front of oil rig in Highlands
Climate campaigners staged a demonstration in the highlands yesterday against a perceived lack of action on rising sea levels.
Activists block access to Peterhead Power Station, accuse SSE of greenwashing
Activists blocked the entrance to Peterhead Power Station this morning in a protest against site operator SSE’s sponsorship of the COP26 summit.
Helicopter stuck on North Sea rig after ‘technical issue’
A helicopter has been stuck on a North Sea rig for two days after the discovery of a "technical issue", combined with stormy weather conditions.
Dundee oil rig Extinction Rebellion hijackers given climate change conference warning
Fears have been raised a group of Extinction Rebellion activists who occupied an oil rig at the Port of Dundee would cause further trouble at the imminent UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.
Nigeria protests target Shell in UK, Netherlands
Activists have mounted demonstrations at Shell’s headquarters in London and The Hague, in protest over the killings of the Ogoni 9 in Nigeria, 25 years ago.
Shell tweet hijacked by US congresswoman and environmental activists
An online survey organised by Shell has made the headlines for the wrong reasons after it was seized upon by environmental activists.
Extinction Rebellion blockades Ineos Grangemouth refinery
Extinction Rebellion protestors have blockaded the gates at the Ineos petrochemical refinery at Grangemouth in another climate protest.
VIDEO: Extinction Rebellion dumps ‘mounds of manure’ outside BP Aberdeen offices
Extinction Rebellion activists have dumped “mounds of manure” outside the BP offices in Aberdeen as part of a climate protest.
Six people charged by police after Schlumberger protest action
A man and two women have been charged with criminal damage after Extinction Rebellion activists dug up a lawn outside a Cambridge University College.
XR broadens target list for 2020
Extinction Rebellion is broadening its list of targets to include financial services and the media in pursuit of its environmental goals.
Shell CEO sees ‘no reason’ to change North Sea investment despite climate protests
The boss of energy giant Shell has said he sees “no reason” to change its investment plans for the North Sea, despite a number of climate protests against the UK oil and gas business.
Turning proactive oil firms like Shell into pariahs is misguided
Media reports of organisations announcing divestment and a distancing from oil and gas are increasing.
Oil giant targeted in climate protest
Climate change protesters blockaded the headquarters of oil giant Shell yesterday in the first in a series of protests across the Granite City.
VIDEO: Climate activists march in Aberdeen city centre
Extinction Rebellion carried out a further demonstration in Aberdeen city centre this afternoon, following action at the offices of Shell in Aberdeen.
EnQuest shuts office as climate protestors descend on Aberdeen
Exploration and production firm EnQuest has closed its offices in Aberdeen city centre today as climate change protestors descended on the Granite City.
VIDEO: Extinction Rebellion ‘blockade’ Shell’s Aberdeen HQ
The Aberdeen headquarters of oil giant Shell have been blockaded for several hours as Extinction Rebellion carries out a series of protests across the city today.
UK will ‘lead’ climate action over next 30 years, Leadsom says
Britain will lead the next 30 years of climate action, Andrea Leadsom has claimed, amid opposition warnings over the Government's "stop-start" policies.
Seven people banned from oil vessels in Scotland after Extinction Rebellion protest at Dundee rig
Seven people have been banned from all oil vessels in Scotland after they appeared in court accused of scaling a Dundee rig on Monday.
Seven Extinction Rebellion activists in court following Dundee rig protest
Seven people have appeared in court after climate activists boarded a gas rig in a bid to prevent it heading out to the North Sea.
2020 – A busy year ahead
Following the result of the general election, we can now expect to leave the EU at the end of January, although very little will change on that date as we will move into a transitional period when existing EU rules and trade terms continue to apply in the UK.