Greenpeace activists have climbed on the roof of Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire mansion and draped it in oily-black material to “drive home the dangerous consequences of a new drilling frenzy”.
The climbers managed to get on high of Sunak’s constituency dwelling in Kirby Sigston, close to Northallerton, on Thursday morning, because the prime minister flew to California on vacation.
After reaching the highest of the constructing utilizing ladders and climbing ropes, they unfolded 200 sq metres of oil-black material to cowl a complete facet of the property. On the identical time, two different activists unfurled a banner stating: “Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits or Our Future?” throughout the grass in entrance of the home.
Final week the prime minister pledged to “max out” the UK’s oil and gasoline reserves as he introduced about 100 new licences for North Sea drilling, which consultants mentioned might be catastrophic for the local weather.
Greenpeace mentioned the protest aimed to cease Sunak from approving Rosebank, the most important undeveloped oil and gasoline subject within the North Sea, the operations of which might be sufficient to exceed the UK’s carbon budgets.
Philip Evans, Greenpeace UK’s local weather campaigner, mentioned: “We desperately need our prime minister to be a climate leader, not a climate arsonist. Just as wildfires and floods wreck homes and lives around the world, Sunak is committing to a massive expansion of oil and gas drilling.
“He seems quite happy to hold a blowtorch to the planet if he can score a few political points by sowing division around climate in this country. This is cynical beyond belief.
“Sunak is even willing to peddle the old myth about new oil and gas helping ordinary people struggling with energy bills when he knows full well it’s not true. More North Sea drilling will only benefit oil giants who stand to make even more billions from it, partly thanks to a giant loophole in Sunak’s own windfall tax.
“The experts are clear – we can’t afford any new oil and gas, and the fossil fuel industry certainly doesn’t need another helping hand in destroying the climate. What we need is a clean, affordable energy system fit for the 21st century. It’s time for Sunak to choose between big oil’s profits or our future on a habitable planet.”
