As we approach Climate Week and the Climate Ambition Summit, there has been climate activism has become much more common. Last week, climate activists worked to raise awareness of the climate crisis through numerous non-violent acts of civil disobedience. Particularly memorable actions took place on Thursday (the 7th) when three activists delayed a game at the US Open in NYC with one activist gluing his bare feet to the stands, and on Friday (the 8th) when activists disrupted a concert in Lucerne by gluing their hands to the podium of Conductor Vladimir Jurowski.
In addition to these more performative micro-protests, there were also larger mobilizations. Over the weekend, Dutch police used a water cannon to disperse thousands of activists that were blocking the A12 highway and calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies.
The Climate Ambition Summit will take place on September 20th in NYC and coincides with the meeting of the UN General Assembly and the UNSDG Summit. In the lead up to the Summit, numerous actions have been called, including a global climate strike by Fridays for Future and the March to End Fossil Fuels, which is being coordinated by a coalition of hundreds of organizations.
On Friday, I sat down with the guys from TMZ Live to discuss this wave of climate activism, how we can measure success, and what we should expect moving forward. Here’s the full video.
Dana R Fisher 