Climate Activists Disrupt Air Travel in Protests Demanding End to Fossil Fuels

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...