Firefighter doused in βoilβ in Shell profits stunt as wildfires rage
Campaigners from Fossil Free London dressed as firefighters during a protest outside Shell HQ on 29 July. Meanwhile others poured a black liquid resembling oil over their heads. Behind them placards read: “Shell Fuels Wildfires,” “Oil Fuels Wildfires,” and “Stop Pouring Oil on the Flames”. The protest comes as Shell is announcing its quarterly profits on Thursday 30 July. Meanwhile, more than 300,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as wildfires rage across Spain and France. Record-breaking heatwaves across Europe this summer are fuelling the fires. A recent study found that the climate crisis enabled 55 out of the…

