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Singing climate activists disrupt Shell’s London shareholder meeting

Dramatic scenes unfolded at the ExCeL venue, as Fossil Free London campaigners tried to storm the stage in front of shareholders.

23/05/2023

Green News

Stain it black: Climate activists target Rome’s iconic Trevi fountain

Activists disrupted the tourist hotspot to protest the government’s inaction on climate change.

22/05/2023

Italy

Climate activists turn the waters of Rome's Trevi fountain black

Climate activists from the Last Generation group targeted Rome's iconic Trevi fountain, turning its waters black before being removed by police. The group has previously thrown food at famous paintings and protested at Milan's La Scala opera house.

22/05/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Is radical activism hurting the climate cause?

Panelists discussed the ongoing debate about whether the climate crisis justifies any form of protest, even if it's most annoying for fellow citizens.

06/05/2023

Nature

Jolyon Maugham: ‘Laws that permit destruction of the planet are wrong'

What legal tools does the Good Law Project founder's new book Bringing Down Goliath give Brits for defending nature?

05/05/2023

Green News

Climate activists who scaled UK bridge jailed for 5 years

“I wasn’t expecting it to be that long," said one. Why were the pair given "draconian" sentences, and how has JSO reacted?

25/04/2023

Climate

Over 60,000 people came out for The Big One. What happens now?

Extinction Rebellion UK has vowed to 'step up' its campaigns, after the government failed to meet protesters' climate demands.

24/04/2023

Climate

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.

21/04/2023

Climate

Meet 'Climate Shakira' who faces deportation from Austria

The German-born activist has built a following on TikTok thanks to her road blocking climate protests.

20/04/2023

Green News

Austria: Police detain 143 people at anti-fossil fuel protest 

Environmental groups are protesting at the European Gas Conference to demand an end to fossil fuels.

28/03/2023

Climate

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.

20/03/2023

Green News

Earth Hour 2023: Here's when to switch off your lights

Switching off your lights for Earth Hour is a symbolic gesture to promote climate action.

13/03/2023

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.

12/03/2023

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.

23/02/2023

Green News

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.

14/02/2023

Green News

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.

21/01/2023

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Watch: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg carried away by police

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was one of several protesters carried away by police during a demonstration against expanding a coal mine in western Germany.

18/01/2023

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.

17/01/2023

Green News

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.

13/01/2023

Germany

German police start removing climate activists from Lützerath

Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village in Germany that is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine as police pushed back protesters and removed roadblocks ahead of a possible clearance this week.

11/01/2023