Hi John,

I’ve got bad news for you. Shell has just made £7.6 BILLION in profit in the first three months of the year. That’s £61 MILLION a day. Just let that sink in. [1]

Shell is raking it in while our energy bills double and extreme weather is wreaking havoc across the world - they’re literally profiting off people’s pain. Please can you sign our urgent petition calling on Shell to use their grotesque profits to pay up for the climate damage its driving?

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Shell is making these eye watering profits by turbocharging fossil fuel production, despite scientists warning that we need to be keeping them in ground and boosting renewables. For decades Shell spent billions trying to cover up the science that proved fossil fuels caused global warming - but now the evidence is clear for all to see, they’re just choosing to ignore it instead. [2]

But the good news is we have people power on our side. Together we’ve stopped Shell before, so together we can stop them again. Back in 2015, we forced Shell to abandon plans to drill for new oil in the Arctic by taking direct action like scaling their oil rigs and by getting millions of people across the world to stand with us by signing our huge petitions. [3]

And last year, Shell were forced to call off blasting soundwaves through a precious marine ecosystem off the coast of South Africa after groups including Greenpeace Africa took them to court and were helped by a huge petition, signed by hundreds of thousands of people, which grew international support for their case. [4]

But to stop Shell once and for all, we’re going to need to take more action than ever before and we need more people than ever to support us. We’re currently planning our next steps to disrupt Shell, so please can you do your bit to take a stand by signing our petition calling on Shell to stop drilling and start paying for their climate damage?

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Last week, new research showed that the devastating droughts gripping East Africa at the moment were made 100 times more likely by the burning of fossil fuels. [5] And it’s not just the Horn of Africa where the climate crisis is taking hold. Last month, countries across Southern Asia struggled with record breaking temperatures, causing a surge in heat related deaths in India, crippling power shortages in Bangladesh and the closure of schools across Thailand. [6]

The climate crisis is here and it’s the fault of big oil companies like Shell who are wilfully ignoring climate science. But history proves that when we stand together and take whatever action we can, we can stop the fossil fuel industry destroying our planet for profit.

We’re planning to hold Shell to account in the months ahead, so please can you stand with us by taking a moment to sign our petition? [link removed]

Thanks for all that you do,

Aiyan Maharasingam
Greenpeace UK

P.S. We’re close to reaching our goal of 200,000 petition signs, can you help us reach that goal today? It’ll only take one minute to sign: [link removed]

NOTES:
[1] Shell accused of ‘profiteering bonanza’ after record first-quarter profits of $9.6bn: [link removed]
[2] Greenwashing Files: Shell: [link removed]
[3] 5 ways that people power helped defeat Shell: [link removed]
[4] ‘Victory for the planet’ – South Africans celebrate court win to stop Shell’s destructive oil exploration: [link removed]
[5] Climate Change Made East Africa’s Drought 100 Times as Likely, Study Says: [link removed]
[6] ‘Endless record heat’ in Asia as highest April temperatures recorded: [link removed]



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