Issue 12, 10 December 1997

Esso closed due to climate change.

On the final day of the climate talks at Kyoto, we made our parting Essowatch gesture. The tone was kept simple and serious - very different from the previous day's upbeat solar message. Boards were placed right across the front of the entrance to the Esso building with the message "Esso closed due to climate change. For a brighter future go solar electric". Peter Melchett, ED of Greenpeace UK, then laid a large bunch of sunflowers at Esso's door with the message attached "Thank God the future's solar".

And then we left.