Top Stories· August 17, 2026 at 02:43 p.m.
Climate Activists Paint Warning to UK Prime Minister Over New Oil and Gas Drilling
Key takeaways
- Activists paint warning to UK Prime Minister over new oil and gas drilling
- Rosebank's lifetime emissions estimated at nearly 70% of UK's annual emissions in 2024
- Oxfam research suggests Jackdaw and Rosebank combined could cause 65,495 excess heat deaths globally
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing criticism for his lack of attention to climate change, as activists from Greenpeace and A Letter From Lucy painted a giant artwork onto a wildfire-scorched hillside in Eryri National Park, Conwy. The artwork reads 'Our house is on fire, Andy' and depicts Burnham tipping a barrel of oil and gas onto flames, referencing Greta Thunberg's 2019 warning to world leaders. The action coincides with the final day of a public consultation on Rosebank, the UK's largest undeveloped oil field, and a parallel consultation on the Jackdaw gas field that closed a week earlier. Greenpeace campaigner Maja Darlington criticizes Burnham's approach as not pragmatic, citing the heatwaves and drought conditions affecting the country this summer.
