Climate protection activists block a private jet airport in Davos
The World Economic Forum has started in the luxurious ski resort of the Swiss city of Davos. On Monday, climate activists closed an airport for private jets, which many forum participants use to get to the annual conference. According to the organization Greenpeace, more than 1,000 private jets flew to and from Davos during the meeting in 2022.
Meanwhile, more than 700,000 people have signed an open letter to CEOs of fossil fuel companies attending the World Economic Forum, urging them to “stop developing any new oil, gas or coal fields immediately because they are no longer blocking the clean energy transition “. The letter was written by a group of climate activists including Vanessa Nakate from Uganda and Greta Thunberg from Sweden.
(With information from Democracy Now)