Environmental protesters force suspension of Shell AGM
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
LONDON, May 24 (AFP): Oil giant Shell was on Tuesday forced to temporarily suspend its annual general meeting because of disruption from climate change activists.
Proceedings at the venue in central London were halted about half an hour after they started at 10:00 am (0900 GMT).
"Stop kidding yourself that you are doing no harm," activists shouted at shareholders, according to a live feed of the meeting.
"Think of your children and your family. They will not escape the effects of the climate emergency."
Protesters sang "We will, we will stop you!" to the tune of Queen's 1977 rock anthem "We will rock you" before police arrived and they were ejected.
Outside, another group of demonstrators sang and shouted slogans such as "shame on Shell".