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Climate activists from Ocean Rebellion, representing 'oil slicks' protest outside Grangemouth Oil Refinery in Falkirk, during Cop26 in Glasgow
EXTINCTION REBELLION (XR) activists travelled to Britain’s largest oil refinery during Cop26 yesterday to highlight the dangers of continued extraction to the planet.
Members of XR offshoot Ocean Rebellion demonstrated in Grangemouth to highlight that many Scottish jobs are reliant on the fossil fuel industry, making Scottish communities vulnerable to any change in global policies.
Protesters projected slogans onto the refinery describing the ways in which the industry is destroying the ocean – through greenwashing, lobbying, tax evasion and shipping pollution.
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
