United Kingdom, Fossil Free London protest against the Rosebank oil field in London

Sep 16, 2026

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September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Fire props are placed in front of the building plaque reading 55 Whitehall during a Fossil Free London protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_036 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_035 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: An activist from Fossil Free London protests outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_033 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_035 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_032 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_023 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_022 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_022 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_021 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
September 16, 2026, London, United Kingdom: Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom - ZUMAs197 20260916_aaa_s197_021 Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix
Fossil Free London stages ‘boiling point’ protest over new oil and gas in UK - 16 Sep 2026 Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ‘Shell chefs’. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ‘Shell chefs’ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix xSOPAxImagesx ADOMENICONI_BOILING_POINT_Z63_5668
Fossil Free London stages ‘boiling point’ protest over new oil and gas in UK - 16 Sep 2026 Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ‘Shell chefs’. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ‘Shell chefs’ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix xSOPAxImagesx ADOMENICONI_BOILING_POINT_Z63_5519
Fossil Free London stages ‘boiling point’ protest over new oil and gas in UK - 16 Sep 2026 Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ‘Shell chefs’. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ‘Shell chefs’ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix xSOPAxImagesx ADOMENICONI_BOILING_POINT_Z63_5048
Fossil Free London stages ‘boiling point’ protest over new oil and gas in UK - 16 Sep 2026 Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall. The protest feature a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ‘Shell chefs’. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ‘Shell chefs’ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields. London United Kingdom Copyright: xAndreaxDomeniconix xSOPAxImagesx ADOMENICONI_BOILING_POINT_Z62_6373
September 16, 2026, London, England, United Kingdom: Climate activists from the group Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in response to the UN report that we have passed the target of 1.5 degrees celsius. The protesters are calling on the government to stop the Jackdaw gas field and Rosebank oil field in the North Sea. London United Kingdom - ZUMAv130 20260916_zip_v130_028 Copyright: xVukxValcicx
September 16, 2026, London, England, United Kingdom: Climate activists from the group Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), with an activist dressed as a lobster cooked alive by Shell chefs . The protest is in response to the UN report that we have passed the target of 1.5 degrees celsius. The protesters are calling on the government to stop the Jackdaw gas field and Rosebank oil field in the North Sea. London United Kingdom - ZUMAv130 20260916_zip_v130_027 Copyright: xVukxValcicx
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291557
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291480
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291477
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291476
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon United Kingdom, Lo Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291450
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon United Kingdom, Lo Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291448
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon United Kingdom, Lo Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291447
Fossil Free London stages ˜boiling point™ protest over new oil and gas UNITED KINGDOM, London. 16 September 2026. Activists from Fossil Free London stage a protest outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in Whitehall, London, featuring a giant lobster inside a cooking pot surrounded by demonstrators dressed as ˜Shell chefs™. The lobster represents a planet being pushed towards dangerous levels of warming, while the ˜Shell chefs™ represent the fossil fuel industry continuing to pursue new oil and gas projects. The action comes as the Government faces pressure over new North Sea oil and gas developments, including the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields., Credit:Fossil Free London B66 Avalon United Kingdom, Lo Copyright: xFossilxFreexLondonx xB66x xAvalonx 1135291446

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