Protest at Shell Office in Batangas Web Video (English Subs)

Representatives from climate-impacted communities, together with Greenpeace activists, blockaded the entrance to the Batangas refinery of fossil fuel giant Shell. The peaceful protest is a bold challenge to fossil fuel companies to show accountability for their role in the climate crisis, heed the call of climate-impacted communities for justice, and start a rapid and just transition to phase out fossil fuels.

Unique identifier: GP0STU0SU

Type: Video

Shoot date: 20/09/2019

Locations: Asia, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Duration: 1m9s

Audio format: Final Mix

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Protest at Shell Office in the Philippines (Video)

The blockade consisted of eight activists, while climbers on top of one of the facility’s silos unfurled a banner with the words “Shell, stop burning our future.”

The non-violent direct action escalates a week of lone protests by climate-impacted communities at the Philippine headquarters of Shell in Taguig City to demand climate justice from fossil fuel companies. For four straight days, Shell refused to speak to the communities outside the building.

The action also comes ahead of the youth climate strikes, which transpire until September 27. Millions of people around the world, including thousands from the Philippines, will participate in youth-led strikes to demand transformative action to address the climate crisis ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York City on September 23. Greenpeace is calling on all Filipinos participating in the climate strikes to sound the alarm for climate justice by simultaneously ringing alarms at 2:00 PM

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