Stories
‘I had the time, I had the desperation, and I had a plan’: how local residents stopped fossil fuel drilling in their national park
October 26, 2021
Over 2021 Hungarian climate justice activists and community members stopped fossil fuel drilling in their national park. Read about how they organised to keep fossil fuels in the ground. In January 20...
Momentum grows for Fossil Ad & Sponsorship Bans
October 13, 2021
In early October 2021, a coalition of grassroots groups in Europe took action to call for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. This story, originally published on the action website, prov...
This Fall, We Rise
September 21, 2021
With autumn set to bring a whole host of exciting mobilisations for climate justice, Karl Andreasson highlights some of the key campaigns in the coming months. From COP26 to actions against fossil fue...
“No, we won’t celebrate yet”: How Fossil Free Culture NL is liberating the Dutch cultural sector from fossil fuel sponsorship
September 1, 2021
After years of campaigning for Dutch cultural institutions to end their partnerships with fossil fuel companies, Fossil Free Culture NL’s starting mission is now within reach. A recent breakthrough ...
No more motorway expansion: How Austrian climate groups are standing up for mobility justice
August 24, 2021
As the Austrian government plans to expand the Lobau motorway, activists across Austria came together to oppose this polluting project. Whilst the world remains deeply car-centric, this action shows t...
Not Guilty – Meet the anti-Shell activists whose jury cleared their climate action
July 13, 2021
When six anti-Shell activists were acquitted by a jury, it sent ripples across society, showing that climate action is widely supported and justified. In the words of one of the activists, ‘witnessi...
