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Airports disrupted across Europe as civil resistance groups join Oil Kills – the International Uprising to end fossil fuels - PRESS RELEASE - Oil Kills (oilkills.org)
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” Ordinary people are taking matters into their own hands today to do what our criminal governments have failed to do. We are putting our bodies on the wheels of the machine of the global fossil economy and saying oil kills; we refuse to die for fossil fuels and we refuse to stand by while hundreds of millions of innocent people are murdered. We are in resistance against our murderous governments and the criminal elites who are threatening the survival of humanity.

“The climate crisis will not end until every single country has phased out fossil fuels, but those who bear the greatest responsibility and have the greatest capacity must do the most. As citizens of wealthy countries based in the global north, we demand that our governments stop extracting and burning oil, gas and coal by 2030 and that they support and finance other countries to make a fast, fair and just transition. They must sign a Fossil Fuel Treaty to end the war on humanity before we lose everything. “

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[–] MrMakabar 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Flying is one of the most emitting activities in the world. For many Europeans it will be 20% of their carbon footprint for a single vacation.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Large transportation ships abs cruise ships are enormous polluters and would be low hanging fruit here

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Most emitting per mile.

If you want to get people on board with your cause you don't do it by pissing them all off.

Blockadeing ports attacks the organization responsible, doesn't inconvenience the public and creates industrial pressure for change.

Im not telling them not to do it - only think wider and to be strategic with it. They may delay or divert a few flights, at the expense of the wider public having a considerably lower view of their actions.