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February 5, 2024

Dutch Police Arrest 1,000 Climate Activists as They Shut Down Major Road
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In the Netherlands, police arrested around 1,000 Extinction Rebellion
climate activists as they blocked the A12 highway in The Hague.
Activists are demanding the Dutch government speed up their pledge to
end some $50 billion in annual fossil fuel subsidies.

Yolande Schuur: "We still demand an end to fossil fuel subsidies, which
has not yet happened. The plan to phase them out was supposed to be
presented to the Second Chamber at the end of last year, but we are
still waiting for that, as well. So, yes, we will return, because the
climate crisis is escalating. It's only getting worse. Fossil fuel
subsidies amount to approximately 46.5 billion euros per year. We will
return to the A12 main road and sit there until fossil fuel subsidies
are lifted."



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