Extinction Rebellion (XR) Scotland staged action at various locations on Saturday including Aberdeen, Shetland and Dundee as part of worldwide demonstrations.
Activists across six countries have co-ordinated climate protests against new North Sea oil and gas extraction.
Activists also unfurled banners at Lerwick Harbour in Shetland and, at a location on the Moray Firth inlet, XR Forres organised performances from the “oil slicks” performance troupe. “The North Sea countries are branding themselves as leading countries within the green transition, all the while allowing global companies like Equinor, Shell and Total Energies to open new oil and gas fields.”
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