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July 25, 2024

Climate Activists Disrupt Air Travel in Protests Demanding End to Fossil Fuels
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A series of climate actions targeting airports are taking place this
week. In Europe, activists from the German group Last Generation
temporarily grounded flights at the Frankfurt and Cologne airports by
gluing themselves to the tarmac. The activists have been calling on the
German government to divest from oil, gas and coal by 2030.

In the U.K., police arrested at least seven members of the direct action
group Just Stop Oil Wednesday as they cycled toward London's Heathrow
Airport ahead of a planned protest action. Direct actions at or near
airports have also been reported in Austria, Finland, Switzerland,
Norway and Canada, where on Wednesday, Last Generation activists blocked
access to Montreal International Airport for hours, demanding an end to
fossil fuels.


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