Two climate protesters glued themselves this morning to the delivery entrance of a Cambridge university research centre, run by the world’s largest oilfield services group, SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger.
Photo: Extinction Rebellion Cambridge
The activists said they were responding to news that SLB had been rated red, the poorest level, against Cambridge university climate change guidelines.
They were later arrested.
Extinction Rebellion Cambridge and the Organisation of Radical Cambridge Activists, the groups behind today’s action, have demanded the university cut its ties with SLB and remove the company from university land. They also want SLB to make reparations for what they say is harm caused by its activities.
This the third protest at SLB in Cambridge this year. There were similar actions in March and June 2023.
SLB carries out research on the Madingley science campus into technology and infrastructure for oil and gas extraction.
One of the activists said today:
“the university has finally admitted what we’ve been saying for years now – SLB’s activities are at odds with a liveable future. I want the uni to actually take action and stop working with SLB, and I want them to recognise that SLB’s harm isn’t a future problem – it’s happening now and the uni is complicit.”
XR UK said the university reportedly saw SLB as “a significant risk” to its reputation and was considering refusing to work with the company again.
Cambridgeshire Police said in a statement:
“We were called at 8.15am today (25 September) with reports of protesters blocking the entrance of a premises in Madingley Road, Cambridge.
“Officers have attended the scene to speak to the group of about ten protesters, as well as representatives from the site.”
Categories: protest
DRILL OR DROP? 
Why don’t the protester’s protest in China, India or the US?
Because they’ll soon be put in their place!
While in other news:
The UK only contributes 1% of global CO2 emissions!
https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by-country/?fbclid=IwAR03iSgv6Q96WFxUnW0bmsWhyhMGjYFaE05T0AcHOiA7QKW2a6pxey15hA4_aem_AaLzQsKqysLLXOM0S-Mo2rLSewLF3G13XYT_u0SVI5q-aI8lt4Ubp2JVlDMPI4BMKvQ
Good job they had their plastic to keep them company!
Complicit.
Protest works! Beautiful people 💚💚💚.
Vile complicit people!, Dorkian away back to your mud hut and manure fire…!!
Hypocrisy focuses attention, but perhaps not for best of reasons.
Burning books works, Dorkinian? No connection? Except there is, when previously printing of material was also protested against.
Beautiful people? Hmm, following the lead of some very unsavory people.
Rosebank! Sweet pollen!
Reality Bites…!! Well Done that regulator, While the UK only contributes 1% of Global CO2 emissions and we are looking to leads the way!
Wondering why these climate protesters don’t protest in China, India, The US, Russia or Japan? Maybe because they would be hauled in to court, unlike the soft UK.
https://www.ft.com/content/a38d62d9-2da0-4af5-8372-b3d63da7b004
It doesn’t look like they were doing any harm. Personally I’d have left them there for as long as they wanted, at least until the call of nature forced them to leave their skin on the gates. I suspect the Chinese would send them to be re educated until they can answer the questions ” Should people be allowed to put on a kettle ANY time they want a cup of tea, or have to wait until the wind blows ?” If the answer to the first question is yes ” Where are you going to get the electricity, when the wind doesn’t blow ?” They might also want a go at working out why our electricity prices have not reduced with all the money we’ve spent on renewables.