{"id":192192,"date":"2024-12-10T11:38:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/shell-and-greenpeace-settle-climate-protest-case\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:38:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:38:38","slug":"shell-and-greenpeace-settle-climate-protest-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/10\/shell-and-greenpeace-settle-climate-protest-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell and Greenpeace settle climate protest case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shell and the environmental campaign group Greenpeace have settled a multimillion pound lawsuit brought over an at-sea protest.<\/p>\n

The oil firm brought the “intimidation” case in London over an incident in January last year that saw four activists board a production vessel<\/strong><\/a> while in transit near the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n

The four, who were campaigning against oil drilling, used ropes to hoist themselves onto the vessel from inflatable boats that chased the ship at high speed.<\/p>\n

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They stayed aboard until it reached Norway two weeks later.<\/p>\n

Shell<\/strong><\/a> brought the case on the grounds that boarding a moving vessel at sea was “unlawful and extremely dangerous”.<\/p>\n

It also complained of a spike in costs, such as for wider security, in the wake of the protest.<\/p>\n

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Greenpeace confirmed it had agreed to pay \u00a3300,000 to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute in settlement of the case.<\/p>\n

It also agreed to avoid protesting for a period at four Shell sites in the northern North Sea.<\/p>\n

However, it said there were no plans to abandon protests in the wider North Sea.<\/p>\n

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The Greenpeace International statement said: “The settlement follows over a year of sustained campaigning by Greenpeace against Shell’s lawsuit.<\/p>\n

“Experts have described the case as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), a type of abusive lawsuit commonly brought by wealthy corporations to silence critics.<\/p>\n

“The Greenpeace defendants faced over $11m in damages and legal costs as a result of the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

“As part of the final settlement, they will accept no liability and pay no money to Shell.”<\/p>\n

Shell said Greenpeace’s agreement to make a payment to the RNLI recognised its concern that Greenpeace’s protest at sea was “a serious risk to safety and life”.<\/p>\n

The agreement was reached as Greenpeace remains involved in a separate case against the government’s approval of development plans for Shell’s Jackdaw gas field.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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