Activists from the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior occupy the ‘Prezioso’ offshore oil rig operated by the Italian oil company ENI in the Sicilian Channel. The activists unfurl a 120 meter square banner depicting the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, with a satirical message promising “Piu’ Trivelle per Tutti” (More Offshore Drilling For Everybody) and Greenpeace’s demand to “Stop Fossil Go Renewable” . Other activists aboard a life raft anchored to the base of the platform, display more pro-renewable banners.
Greenpeace is protesting against an Italian governmental decree that offers incentives for offshore drilling and asks Prime Minister Renzi to promote ambitious EU renewable energy targets at a meeting on the 23th and 24th of October.