Campaigners protested against drilling plans in the North Sea outside a Shell petrol station in south Manchester. The 15 activists from Manchester Greenpeace and Greater Manchester Climate Justice turned heads on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme as they opposed proposals for gas drilling in the Jackdaw field.
Shell was given the go-ahead by the government in June. Greenpeace has launched a legal challenge while a further 39 oil and gas projects await approval for funding.
Glossop-based activist Martin Porter said: "We are in a cost of living crisis and a climate crisis.
