Emma Thompson and Greta Thunberg among critics of Shell’s Greenpeace case

In one of the biggest legal threats in the environmental charity’s 50-year history,The move follows a protest in January last year in which four Greenpeace activists boarded a platform north of the Canary Islands that was being transported to the Shetland Islands, holding signs stating: “Stop drilling – start paying.”, signed by dozens of prominent musicians, activists, and lawyers as well as more than 100,000 members of the public, calls on Shell to respect the right to protest.

The letter adds: “We call on you to respect people’s right to protest against climate change; cease the development of new oil and gas; and use your immense wealth to help those countries and communities most impacted by the climate crisis that you have played no small part in creating.”“The right to protest is fundamental and Shell respects it absolutely. But it must be done safely and lawfully. Boarding a 72,000 metric ton moving vessel at sea was unlawful and extremely dangerous.

The letter, which was sent on Friday to the Shell CEO, Wael Sawan, is also supported by civil society groups including Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth.

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