Greenpeace paints climate warning on Welsh wildfire scars as Rosebank, Jackdaw decisions loom
Activists create 1,120-square-metre artwork on scorched mountainside urging PM Burnham to reject North Sea oil and gas projects.
What to know
- Greenpeace created a 1,120-square-metre protest artwork on wildfire-scorched Welsh mountainside directly targeting PM Burnham's climate policy and North Sea oil expansion.
- Consultations on Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas projects have closed; Burnham's government now holds final decision-making power on both.
- The conflict hinges on competing claims: Greenpeace argues continued fossil fuel extraction deepens climate crisis and wildfire risk, while Adura contends the projects deliver £10.8bn investment and thousands of jobs.
Greenpeace's protest is justified and effective; North Sea drilling contradicts climate responsibility.
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“Greenpeace painting a giant climate warning on a wildfire-scorched Welsh mountainside is top-tier British protest. Nothing says 'our energy policy is going brilliantly' quite like using actual blackened ruins as a canvas for the Prime…”
fife4europe · Bluesky
“Does the Prime Minister really want to stand with the oil companies making billions, rather than the millions already paying the price? Our message is simple: be brave – say no.”
Molly Robson, Greenpeace spokesperson · Nation.Cymru
Andy Burnham Prime Minister of UKGreenpeace Protest organizersAdura Oil and gas project operatorMolly Robson Greenpeace spokesperson
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Greenpeace painting a giant climate warning on a wildfire-scorched Welsh mountainside is top-tier British protest. Nothing says 'our energy policy is going brilliantly' quite like using actual blackened ruins as a canvas for the Prime Minister. #ClimateCrisis