One activist arrested in XR climate action against Shell

The access roads to Shell Pernis have been open again since Saturday afternoon following a climate action by Extinction Rebellion. On Saturday, about 200 activists from Extinction Rebellion and Scientist Rebellion blocked the access roads to Shell Pernis. They protested at the intersection of Petroleumweg and Vondelingenweg and the junction of Vondelingenweg and Botlekweg. According to a spokesperson for the climate action group, one person was arrested.

Extinction Rebellion en @SR_Netherlands komen samen om onze stem te laten horen. Elke investering in een nieuw project betekent dat er meer CO2 i/d atmosfeer terechtkomt. Wij eisen dat er een einde komt aan boringen in de Noordzee. #NorthSeaFossilFree pic.twitter.com/QHFCBkx9dR

— Extinction Rebellion Nederland (@NLRebellion) March 16, 2024

XR stated that it took action against Shell because the company was "still planning to increase and expand production." At the same time, Shell is letting the old oil rigs and pipelines in the North Sea rust away".

“Like the rest of the fossil industry, Shell is only interested in profits and shareholder returns. The appeal against the verdict in the Milieudefensie climate case shows that Shell completely lacks a moral compass,” said XR spokesperson Bram Kroezen.

The mayor's spokesperson, Ahmed Aboutaleb, said the action had been registered with the city council. The police were present at the protest. The mayor’s spokesperson said Saturday afternoon that the action had been peaceful as far as the police were concerned. The arrest was for vandalism.

XR has also taken action in other countries around the North Sea. There were simultaneous demonstrations in the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany. The demonstrators opposed the approval of new sites for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea and the Wadden Sea.

Norway (XR) is conducting a large-scale action aimed at Rafnes refinery in Bamble. XR Norway is laying down flowers at Rafnes refinery to memorialise all the people who have died, are dying, and will die due to Norwegian oil and gas politics. “Millions of people are already dying… pic.twitter.com/2UuA7zDRLY

— Extinction Rebellion Norway (@XR_Norge) March 16, 2024

XR Scotland Oil Slicks and Scottish groups in Forres, Shetland, Aberdeen and Dundee are supporting amazing #NorthSeaFossilFree blockades of fossil fuel infrastructure in 5 countries.

🩷from Scotland#AsTheSeaDiesWeDie #TheSeaKnowsNoBorders pic.twitter.com/q3UUGeVCiz

— Extinction Rebellion Scotland (@ScotlandXr) March 16, 2024