Greenpeace Suspends Forth Road Bridge, Blocks Ineos Gas Tanker in Scotland

Ten Greenpeace activists abseiled from the Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh in a protest against a tanker carrying fracked gas to the Ineos plastics plant at Grangemouth. The activists, suspended about 25 meters above the water, displayed banners demanding a Global Plastics Treaty to curb plastic pollution, targeting Ineos and its billionaire owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, whom they accuse of blocking international efforts to limit plastic production. Greenpeace called for a 75% cut in global plastic production by 2040 and urged the UN to exclude fossil fuel lobbyists from treaty negotiations. Ineos condemned the protest as dangerous and disruptive, arguing it does not reduce plastic pollution and threatens jobs. The protest coincided with upcoming UN negotiations on the treaty and was planned to last 24 hours with support teams on the bridge and river. Police Scotland advised motorists to avoid the area as the bridge was closed for safety reasons during the demonstration.