CLIMATE change activists blocked the entrance to Shell's Aberdeen headquarters this morning.
Extinction Rebellion Scotland members began their protest at the premises at 6.30am stating they planned to remain there all day.
The group, who said they aim to disrupt business and hold Shell to account over its role in the climate crisis, added they had secured the entrances with lock-on equipment and the main entrance with Extinction Rebellion's big purple boat.
Police said they were called to the scene at around 6.45am.
One protester, who gave his name as Paul, 43, from Aberdeenshire, said: "If the whole world reaches zero carbon emissions by 2030, we only have a 75% chance of staying below (an increase of) 2C.
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"These are terrible odds; and by committing to continued production decades into the future, Shell is literally destroying our future.
"The more successful fossil fuel companies like Shell are, the worse our future is going to be. We have to stop them carrying on as if their product does no harm. "
The purple boat bears the words "The Future You Fear Is Already Here", a reminder that "catastrophic" climate change is already under way across the planet.
The action is part of Rig Rebellion 2.0, a two-week campaign by Extiction Rebellion Scotland targeting the fossil fuel industry and the institutions which support it.
A Shell spokesman said: "The heightened awareness of climate change that we have seen over recent months is a good thing. As a company, we agree that urgent action is needed.
"What will really accelerate change is effective policy, investment in technology innovation and deployment, and changing customer behaviour.
"As we move to a lower-carbon future, we are committed to playing our part, by addressing our own emissions and helping customers to reduce theirs - because we all have a role to play."
Police said officers were at the scene of a "peaceful protest" outside the Shell premises.
Chief Inspector Davie Howieson, Local Area Commander for Aberdeen South, said: "The road was blocked from around 6.45am on Thursday, January 16, and road users are advised to avoid the area for the time being.
"We are liaising with both Shell and the protest organisers, Extinction Rebellion."
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