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Biggest climate protests since 2019 planned for London this weekend

Extinction Rebellion has issued a warning to the UK government that they will escalate their protests if their demands are not met.

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Rocking chair rebellion: Why older Americans are set to blockade banks

Orchestrated by Third Act, the first mass climate action from older US citizens will target ‘the big four’ US banks.

Climate

Meet the climate psychologist who funds the most radical movements

Jessica Kleczka speaks to fellow climate psychologist Margaret Klein Salamon about radical climate activism and why it works.

Climate

'Eco-nuts' and 'climate toads': How the media frames activists

ISD examined how anti-climate activism narratives were pitched across English, French and German language media outlets.

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Ban private jets, say scientists blocking airports around the world

‘Valentine’s Day shouldn’t cost the earth,’ say activists stopping private jets from taking off at London Luton Airport.

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Euroviews. View: Why did a fossil fuel giant destroy Lützerath? Because it can

The German village is a devastating example of the crimes committed by the fossil fuel industry, writes Greenpeace Germany's executive director.

Climate

Greta arrives in Davos to hit Big Oil bosses with a 'cease and desist'

Climate activists Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer are with Greta Thunberg at Davos to demand a halt to new oil and gas projects.

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Activists defending German village from coal mine undettered by police

Activists say demolishing the village to extract the coal beneath would cause huge greenhouse gas emissions.

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Watch: Police clear climate activists from German village

Police pressed ahead Thursday with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany, where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

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Police continue clearing climate activists from German village

German police continued clearing protesters who are against the expansion of a nearby coal mine.

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Watch: Climate activists glue themselves to roads in Vienna

Climate activists from The Last Generation group glue themselves to roads and disrupted rush hour traffic in Vienna, Austria on Monday

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Climate change lawsuits are on the rise. Here’s why

From greenwashing to plastic pollution, climate change-related lawsuits have doubled globally in the last seven years.

United Kingdom

Extinction Rebellion to stop disruptive UK protests

The environmental group said it would take a break from acts of public disruption in order to bring more people on board its campaign.

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Climate protesters 2022: Where are they now?

Climate activists have made headlines around the world this year for their controversial stunts, but once the media attention dies down, what happens to them?

Climate

The letters offering a ‘lifeline’ to climate protesters in prison

Looking for a good Christmas deed? Writing to a protester behind bars is a very cheap way to show solidarity.

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Munich bans climate protests following airport stunt

The ban on climate gatherings will run until at least 8 January.

Climate

Meet the K-pop stans taking on the climate crisis

K-pop fans from around the world are teaming up to tackle the climate crisis because after all there’s ‘No K-pop on a dead planet’.

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Climate activists throw black liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna

Letzte Generation Österreich (Last Generation Austria) said they targeted the 1915 work of art to protest their government's use of fossil energies.

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‘Shut out’: Climate 'victims' sidelined at COP27

Nyombi Morris, a Ugandan activist and climate migrant, says he and his fellow campaigners have been pushed to the fringes of the summit in Egypt.

Climate

Why did these German activists glue themselves to a dinosaur display?

Uprising of the Last Generation protestors claim the German government is failing to address climate change.