Activists in Lisbon turned to advertising posters to play an April Fool’s joke on one of Portugal’s largest companies, the oil-and-gas behemoth Galp, according to Greensavers.
“Our future is CO2lonialism” and “more profit, fewer people,” the posters read (translation ours). That’s in reference to Galp’s energy projects in Mozambique and the recent closure of its Matosinhos refinery.
Já ajudaste a @GalpPress a contar a verdade hoje?#CleanGasIsADirtyLie#PartilhaBoaEnergia#LifeAtGalp@gastivists @JA4change pic.twitter.com/Gt0vwyMbk7
— Climáximo ⌛️ (@ClimaximoPT) April 1, 2021
As you can imagine, Galp isn’t happy one bit: the company says the activists’ prank is a “malicious action” that “denigrates” the company’s image — and is reportedly taking legal action against them, according to Público.
Meanwhile, similar campaigns took place in cities around the world:
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16 European cities woke up to #EasterEgg/#AprilFools today with a message about investments in #ClimateChaos pic.twitter.com/zVZcSXiGj7
[ITALY] Loans to die for! Banks & public institutions are offering billions of 💶 to new fossil gas projects at ZERO INTEREST!
— Gastivists Network (@gastivists) April 1, 2021
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