Greenpeace protesters close Forth Road Bridge after abseiling off the side
The environmental activists caused the forward road bridge near Edinburgh after leaving him to block a tanker.
Greenpeace said ten protesters participated in the demonstration against a tanker carrying a fracked gas. Images show activists hanging from the bridge while the posters fly.
They protest against the independence of the Ineos ship because it came to Grangemouth on Friday. Greenpeace accused the company of trying to sabotage a global plastic treaty, which will be voted by UN member states in Switzerland in less than two weeks.
Greenpeace wants these talks to accept a deduction in the production of at least 75 percent of global plastic production by 2040 and exclude UN’s lobby experts from Ineo’s and other fossil fuel companies.
Greenpeace UK Program Director Amy Cameron said: “Plastic pollution reached a crisis point: Our lands, our seas, even our seas, even our air. The global plastic treaty offers us once a generation of chance to deal with the problem for the problem, so Ineo and his boss Jim Ratclifffffffa do not do anything.
“Ratcliffe is trying to disturb us with sports teams and sponsorships, but we will not let him fill our planet with plastic, so he can fill his pockets with snow. Ratclifffe is trying to prevent a strong global plastic treaty, so we block him today.”
However, Ineos described the protest as “dangerous, destructive and completely inefficient”.
“These headlines can take, but it certainly does nothing to reduce plastic pollution or provide real world solutions, and ultimately threatens talented jobs in Scotland,” he added.
Although Greenpeace claims that the plastic industry plans to send “hundreds of lobbyists ına to the UN members’ meeting, Ineos said that it was only two people.
The activists suspended themselves using ropes and are about 25 meters from the water level in the high tide.
There is a support team in the bridge itself and in the water, the group says they plan to stay in place for 24 hours – if they need it, they use hammocks to relieve themselves.
The group prevented the deep water shipping lane, so larger ships cannot access the channel, but smaller boats are not affected.
This afternoon was sent to a rn boat from a nearby station.
Police said in a statement from Scotland: “On Friday, July 25, the fourth road bridge was closed due to a protest reported to the police at around 1.05 pm.
“Officers are participating and interact with those involved. Please avoid the region.”
An Ineos spokesman said that the society produces materials that it trusted from wind turbine blades and medical equipment to cleaning the drinking water pipes – even the safety harnesses used by protesters.
In a statement, they added: “Groups such as Greenpeace stopped attacking companies like Ineos unless they start to support the presentation of waste infrastructure. Recycling actively contributes to the problem.
“Even if we produce more or less plastic, they stand in front of the needed solutions.
“If Greenpeace really cares about the consequences, they would stop targeting companies that change change and began to support serious policy reform in waste collection and global recycling standards.
“We will continue to work in a safe, legal and responsible way and we will continue to stand up for the British industry, energy safety and practical environmental progress.”
