Protestors perform a “die-in” at Aberdeen University earlier today. “We need organizations like the University of Aberdeen to really be leading the decarbonisation of our economy and not endorsing new oil and gas. He added: “It’s a climate emergency and we feel that businesses and organisations aren’t doing enough to really communicate the the dire situation that we’re in. He said he was there because climate change is the “biggest threat that humanity has ever faced”.
“It’s not enough to have 20 years from now, we need to start making tangible changes here and now.” ‘Biggest threat that humanity has ever faced’Īlso attending the protest was Pete, a public health worker from Aberdeen who did not want to reveal his last name. “I would like to encourage students from the University of Aberdeen to start thinking critically about the university’s role in the climate crisis, they are a powerful institution and they should be making the changes that we need to see now. Lee Matthews who helped to organise the protest. “The point of today is to very peacefully, but as disruptively as possible, make that message known. He said: “We want to basically explain to the university that their continued endorsement of new oil and gas projects is simply unacceptable and that as students, we will not tolerate it.
‘We need to start making tangible changes here and now’įourth year Aberdeen University politics and international relations student, Lee Matthews, who is a member of Just Stop Oil and worked with Extinction Rebellion to organise the event. Stop accepting funding from oil and gas companies.Īberdeen University says it supports peaceful protests and stressed it is also researching renewable energies, including hydrogen and biomass, as well as decommissioning of fossil fuel infrastructure.Stop all research activity into oil and gas at any point in the production process, including expansion and “business as usual” activities.Stop endorsing the approval and drilling of new oil and gas fields.Publicly retract the endorsement of the Rosebank oil and gas field development.The group, which also included members of Just Stop Oil, is “demanding” the university do the following things. The protesters hung banners up in the library. Meanwhile, speeches were given explaining their reasons why they think the university should not be promoting the oil and gas industry, as well as a “die in”, where protestors lay on the ground for about 15 minutes. Protestors, some whom arrived in the city on a special bus yesterday, protested at the entrance of the university’s main library.Ībout 15 students put posters up at the venue, including ones that read “UoA Tell The Truth” and “I don’t want to melt.” Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner.Ĭlimate protestors Extinction Rebellion have taken to Aberdeen University demand it stops supporting new oil fields and abandon research into the industry. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions.
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