Extinction Rebellion has occupied the London Headquarters of oil giant Shell to demand a meeting with CEO Ben Van Beurden. 3 people have glued themselves to the reception desk and others are glued on in the entrances outside.
Just after 1.30pm, 3 people dressed as staff members gained entry to the building’s lobby, while others are glued on in the entrances.Â
Outside, one hundred people from XR’s whistleblowing platform TruthTeller each held up a placard with the name of an individual Shell employee and the words “Please Join Us”. Another group positioned a fireman’s trampoline below the office windows bearing the message: “Jump Ship”.Â
A flyer handed out to Shell employees invited them to join Extinction Rebellion.
Zoe Blackler, coordinator of XR’s TruthTeller said:
“As everyone knows, the fossil fuel industry’s social licence is fast expiring. In a few short years it will make the tobacco industry seem like an ethical choice.
We’re here to help employees at Shell and all planet-damaging companies to either speak up internally, share insider information via www.TruthTeller.com or jump ship – before it’s too late.”
In 2020, Shell made windfall profits of 19.3 billion dollars, up from 4.8 billion the year before but rather than reinvest in renewables, it spent that on huge dividends for directors and share buybacks.
