Protesters outside Southwark Crown Court, July 18, 2024.
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For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times.
Manifestation de jeunes activistes pour le climat à la COP27 de Charm el-Cheikh en novembre 2022.
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Since the major demonstrations organised in Madrid (COP25) and Glasgow (COP26), young people seem to have less and less of a voice at the UN’s major climate conferences. Why?
Climate rallies, like this one in New York City in 2022, draw activists of all ages.
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Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.
Climate marches and protests, like this one in Santa Monica, Calif., often aim for local impact.
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With international climate talks failing to make progress fast enough, activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the streets, political arenas and courtrooms.
Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Big One’ march vs Just Stop Oil’s one-man protest.
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Media coverage of Extinction Rebellion’s mass protest was muted compared with that of Just Stop Oil’s snooker disruption.
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The group has eschewed disruptive protest in the pursuit of ‘building relationships’.
Accusations of animal cruelty have dogged the Grand National for years.
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The horse race is likely to be disrupted by activists from the Extinction Rebellion offshoot.
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Such groups rarely last more than a few years.
Inside COP27, young activists like Luisa Neubauer spoke to the media to press their case.
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Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometime shocking new tactics that quickly go viral.
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People want to shoot the messenger, but they do hear the message.
The world has seen widespread climate protests in recent years.
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Global climate movements have espoused nonviolence, but some are adopting more radical tactics in light of the increasing threats posed by climate change.
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The environmental movement is now tightly woven into communities across Australia and its demands are clear. Politicians ignore it at their peril.
Scientists protest outside the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. April 2022.
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Extinction Rebellion targeted the department responsible for climate change policy.
Protesters outside the Esso Birmingham fuel terminal, April 2022.
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Fragile supply chains can handle protests better than massive extra demand.
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Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have vowed to strike at the fossil fuel industry.
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Resurgence of SUV sabotage highlights the failure of climate policy and an evolving protest strategy.
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How Extinction Rebellion and Fridays For Future upended the rules of environmental activism.
Extinction Rebellion are known for their disruptive protests.
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Extinction Rebellion’s 2022 climate action strategy needs to focus on stigmatising the fossil fuel industry if it’s to be successful.
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Disruption caused by activists blockading roads is virtually non-existent compared to climate change.
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By introducing tactics of direct action and digital mobilisation, Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion have renewed the climate movement and accelerated climate action.