Greenpeace International

Now, why does this matter? Well, this is coming out, and we're realizing this at the same time.

There's a great report here by Greenpeace.

This blew up in the European press because Der Spiegel did a massive feature on it, excess and oil profits in the EU.

So energy companies in Europe, 2026, EU-wide excess profits, record-breaking profits for energy.

I forget what the exact number is, but tens of thousands of species are going to die unless we basically give them control.

I like what Patrick Moore, founder of Greenpeace, put it.

He always asked these people that are coming up with these ridiculous figures, which is very similar to what we're hearing with this one on, you know, deaths from climate change, said, can you give me the names, the Latin names of the species that are actually dying and going, well, of course not.

And Patrick Moore said, they're just electrons on a hard drive in a computer because they're made up.

Now, this is something clearly we're going to have to keep watching because Donald Trump, we can only imagine, is going to want to ensure that this token amount of oil, these 300,000 tonnes that he says he's bought, in fact, We're tracking 288,000 tons on those seven ships.

And that's with thanks to Ukraine's Greenpeace, who are monitoring those vessels movements.

But unclear whether that's going to be unloaded.

Even if it is unloaded, we know it's extremely unlikely to make any difference to the diesel price in America.

That's the part I'll answer first.

But we do know their routes.

Greenpeace has launched a tracking website.

At least four of them have sailed or are sailing through the English Channel.

It began last week after President Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to step down, and after Elon Musk temporarily limited Ukraine's ability to use the Starlink and Starshield Internet satellite networks in its aircraft and drones.

Meanwhile, Greenpeace says it's tracking seven oil tankers carrying an estimated 288,000 tons of Russian diesel towards the U.S., This week, Senator Richard Blumenthal sent letters to shipping companies warning them that delivering Russian diesel to U.S.

ports would violate federal law despite authorization from the Trump administration.

Reverse course while there's still time, Senator Blumenthal wrote.

Esta medida entró en vigor la semana pasada después de que el presidente Trump pidiera a su homólogo ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, que renunciara a su cargo y después de que Elon Musk limitara temporalmente la capacidad de Ucrania para utilizar las redes satelitales de Internet Starlink y Starshield en sus aviones y drones.

Mientras tanto, la organización Greenpeace afirma estar rastreando siete petroleros que transportan unas doscientas ochenta y ocho mil toneladas de combustible diésel ruso hacia Estados Unidos.

Esta semana, el senador demócrata Richard Blumenthal envió cartas a las compañías navieras que transportan dicho cargamento advirtiéndoles que la descarga de combustible diésel ruso en puertos estadounidenses constituye una violación de las leyes federales a pesar de la autorización emitida por el gobierno de Trump.

«Cambien el rumbo de los buques antes de que sea tarde», escribió el senador Blumenthal.

I forget what the exact number is, but tens of thousands of species are going to die unless we basically give them control.

I like what Patrick Moore, founder of Greenpeace, put it.

He always asked these people that are coming up with these ridiculous figures, which is very similar to what we're hearing with this one on, you know, deaths from climate change, said, can you give me the names, the Latin names of the species that are actually dying and going, well, of course not.

And Patrick Moore said, they're just electrons on a hard drive in a computer because they're made up.

I mean, we've had, obviously, this has been statements from all over the place.

Greenpeace have said it's important for the whole world.

Campaigners across the country and the world have been praising this fantastic election results.

And it is important for the whole world.

I've never done it, actually, but I just remember this thing.

And then I joined Greenpeace when I was about eight.

I did a parachute jump, talking about air.

oh i love the idea of being of being up in planes and so when i was 17 um at sixth form i did greenpeace were doing this thing where you could if you raised enough money you could they they paid for you to go up and and do a parachute jump so my one and only time was i've ever done a parachute jump was for greenpeace when i was 17 and it was um so yes and that was that was very exciting well and terrifying