A one-stop source for following global trends in climate policy protests since 2022.
| Country ↓ | Protest Name | Start Date | Peak Size | Protest Target | Protest Objective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | Ecuador Esmeraldas Oil Spill Remediation Protest | Mar. 30, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Climate Adaptation | To demand state mitigation and remediation actions for the effects of the March 2025 oil spill in Esmeraldas, citing severe environmental and livelihood impacts. |
Sweden | Sweden Vasterbottens Vilhelmina Anti Alum Shale Mining Protest | Mar. 28, 2026 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose planned alum shale mining and mineral extraction in Vilhelmina, citing environmental concerns and potential harm to traditional reindeer herding. |
Sweden | Sweden Vastra Gotaland Skovde Anti Alum Shale Mining Protest | Mar. 28, 2026 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose planned alum-shale mining and mineral extraction in the Västgöta mountains and demand protection of clean water, local land, and municipal veto powers over uranium and alum-shale extraction. |
United States | United States National No Kings 3 Environmental Protections Protest | Mar. 28, 2026 | >8,000,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demonstrate opposition to the Trump administration and support migrants, environmental protections, healthcare, voting rights, education, and other public programs, with demonstrators in some locations also protesting against US intervention in Iran, the negative environmental impacts of data centers, and policies viewed as harmful to natural resources. |
Sweden | Sweden Ostersund Anti Alum Shale Mining Protest | Mar. 28, 2026 | 1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose planned alum-shale mining and mineral extraction, citing environmental concerns and potential impacts on traditional reindeer herding. |
Germany | Germany Sachsen Dresden Municipal Climate Targets Protest | Mar. 26, 2026 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the weakening of Dresden's municipal climate protection goals and the removal of interim CO2 reduction targets from the city's climate protection plan. |
United States | United States New York Albany Climate Law Protection Protest | Mar. 25, 2026 | >400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose potential changes to New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. |
United States | United States Albany Climate Law Protection Protest | Mar. 25, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose potential changes to New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and defend state climate mandates. |
Germany | Germany Nordrhein Westfalen Ahaus Anti Castor Nuclear Waste Transport Protest (Mar. 24, 2026) | Mar. 24, 2026 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose planned Castor nuclear waste transports from Julich to Ahaus because of safety, environmental, and long term nuclear policy concerns. |
South Africa | South Africa Western Cape Cape Town Anti TotalEnergies Oil and Gas Exploration Protest | Mar. 23, 2026 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand a stop to TotalEnergies oil and gas exploration along South Africa's West Coast, citing environmental and livelihood concerns for small scale fishers and coastal communities. |
United States | United States Texas Houston Anti CERAWeek Fossil Fuel Protest | Mar. 23, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest CERAWeek and condemn the environmental and health harms of fossil fuels. |
United States | United States Ohio Sunbury Anti Amazon Data Center Protest | Mar. 23, 2026 | ~125 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the planned Amazon Web Services data center campus near Sunbury and press local officials to halt or scrutinize the project because of environmental, health, noise, and infrastructure concerns. |
Chile | Chile Biobio Concepcion Environmental Decree and Rare Earths Protection Protest | Mar. 22, 2026 | 100 - 2000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To reject the withdrawal of 43 environmental protection decrees and oppose the weakening of environmental regulations to promote extractivist projects, including a rare earths project in Penco. |
Thailand | Thailand Chiang Rai Rim Kok Anti Cross Border Rare Earth Mining Pollution Protest | Mar. 22, 2026 | >101 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand urgent government action, stricter environmental monitoring, public disclosure of contamination data, health protections for affected communities, and investigations into mineral supply chains linked to cross-border mining pollution affecting northern Thailand rivers. |
Chile | Chile Valparaiso Environmental Decree Withdrawal Protest | Mar. 22, 2026 | >200 | Climate Adaptation | To reject the government's withdrawal of environmental protection decrees and oppose worsening environmental conditions in sacrifice zones. |
Chile | Chile Puerto Montt Environmental Decree Withdrawal Protest | Mar. 22, 2026 | 100 | Climate Adaptation | To oppose the government's withdrawal of environmental protection decrees and budget cuts on World Water Day. |
Denmark | Denmark Copenhagen Sustainable Farming and Pork Industry Reform Protest | Mar. 21, 2026 | >1,000 | Agriculture | To demand better animal-welfare policies and reforms to Denmark’s industrial pork and agricultural sector, including sustainable farming and fair climate-policy commitments ahead of the March 24 parliamentary election. |
Germany | Germany Rheinland Pfalz Mainz Climate Law Protection Protest | Mar. 20, 2026 | >700 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand stronger climate protection and oppose plans to weaken climate laws ahead of the 2026 Rheinland-Pfalz state election. |
Hungary | Hungary Pest Soskut Anti Dongwha Battery Recycling Plant Protest | Mar. 20, 2026 | 300-400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand the permanent closure of the Dongwha battery-processing and electrolyte plant in Soskut after toxic contamination data raised environmental and public-health concerns. |
United States | United States California Santa Barbara Anti Santa Ynez Pipeline Restart Protest | Mar. 19, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose Sable Offshore Corporation’s planned restart of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System and demand state action to protect the Santa Barbara coast from expanded offshore oil infrastructure. |
United States | United States New York Albany Youth Climate Law and Justice Protest | Mar. 18, 2026 | >1,500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To urge New York lawmakers to maintain Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act mandates while advancing climate, immigrant, school-safety, and economic-justice policies. |
China | China Hubei Wuhan Jiangxia Anti Chunen Battery Factory Protest | Mar. 15, 2026 | ~1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand that authorities halt the planned Chunen/New Energy power-battery factory and industrial land-use change near residential neighborhoods due to pollution, safety, and greenbelt concerns. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Limburg Beek Anti Private Jet Emissions Protest | Mar. 14, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the use of private jets by TEFAF visitors at Maastricht Aachen Airport, citing the environmental and climate impacts of private aviation. |
Myanmar | Myanmar Kayin Hpapun Anti Salween River Dam and Mining Protest | Mar. 14, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand the termination of dam construction and river-damaging mining projects on the Salween, Irrawaddy, and other rivers, and to protect Indigenous Karen communities and free-flowing rivers. |
Germany | Germany Niedersachsen Multi City Anti A20 Highway Protest | Mar. 14, 2026 | ~500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose construction of the A20 coastal highway and demand a climate-compatible transport policy, arguing that the highway would worsen climate damage and harm local ecosystems. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Makale Anti Bittuang Geothermal Project Protest | Mar. 13, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the planned Bittuang geothermal project due to environmental, social, economic, cultural, and land-dispute concerns. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom England Wallasey Anti Peak Cluster Carbon Pipeline Protest | Mar. 9, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the Peak Cluster carbon pipeline project, citing environmental, health, and safety concerns over plans to transport carbon emissions from cement production to depleted gas fields under the Irish Sea. |
Brazil | Brazil Rio Grande do Norte Anti Wind Energy Mega Projects Protest | Mar. 9, 2026 | ~900 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To denounce the environmental and social impacts of mega wind-energy projects on rural communities and demand government action on land and agrarian reform concerns. |
China | China Hubei Jiangxia Anti Battery Factory Greenbelt Protest | Mar. 8, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand the government stop building a battery factory in what was originally designated to be a greenbelt zone in their neighborhood, citing environmental and safety concerns. Police took away a few demonstrators. Similar demonstrations with similar demands took place on 11, 15 and 28 March (separately coded). |
Austria | Austria Wien Leopoldstadt Anti Lobau Highway Protest | Mar. 7, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose planned highway construction through the Lobau area, arguing that it would damage a protected natural area and promote climate-harmful infrastructure. |
Germany | Germany Nordrhein Westfalen Ahaus Anti Castor Nuclear Waste Transport Protest (Mar. 7, 2026) | Mar. 7, 2026 | >400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose planned Castor nuclear-waste transports to the Ahaus interim storage facility, arguing that nuclear waste should not be moved between temporary storage sites without a secured final repository. |
United States | United States Washington Seattle Take Back Our Science Funding Protest | Mar. 7, 2026 | >300 | To protest federal funding cuts to science, call for expanded science funding and evidence based policymaking, and demand the impeachment and removal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | |
India | India Maharashtra Mumbai March for the Mangroves Anti Versova Dahisar Coastal Road Protest | Mar. 6, 2026 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Climate Adaptation | To oppose the proposed Versova–Dahisar Coastal Road and associated mangrove cutting, and to demand protection of Mumbai’s mangrove ecosystems because protesters said the project would damage coastal habitat, weaken flood protection, harm biodiversity, and threaten fishing and coastal livelihoods. |
United States | United States South Carolina Fort Mill Solar Plant Relocation Protest | Mar. 6, 2026 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand relocation of a solar plant after a chemical spill near a school, citing environmental and health concerns. |
Spain | Spain Pais Vasco Muskiz Petronor Benzene Emissions Protest | Mar. 1, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest benzene emissions from the Petronor plant following an incident at the facility and demand stronger environmental and health protections. |
Sweden | Sweden Sodermanlands Eskilstuna Anti Battery Factory Pollution Protest (Feb. 2026) | Feb. 28, 2026 | 3000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose the practice of a battery component manufacturing factory to release up to 900 tons of a chemical solvent into the air each year. The activists cited potential harm to human health and the surrounding environment and called for the closure of the factory. |
France | France Centre Val de Loire Saint Lubin des Joncherets Anti A154 A120 Highway Protest | Feb. 28, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned A154/A120 highway project and demand protection of trees and wildlife while opposing road expansion. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Bariat Anti Palm Oil Customary Land Protest | Feb. 27, 2026 | >200 | Agriculture | To oppose PT Anugerah Sakti Internusa palm oil operations on Afsya customary land due to environmental concerns and land disputes. |
Argentina | Argentina Buenos Aires Anti Glacier Law Reform Protest | Feb. 26, 2026 | >100 | Mining and Mineral Resources Climate Adaptation | To oppose reforms to Argentina's Glacier Law that would weaken protections for glacial and periglacial areas and facilitate mining and other extractive projects in protected water-source regions. |
Ecuador | Ecuador Pichincha Quito Manuela Saenz Anti Mining and Energy Law Protest | Feb. 26, 2026 | >100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To reject the mining and energy strengthening law that facilitates mining operations and weakens environmental and rights protections. |
United States | United States California San Francisco Environment Department Budget Protest | Feb. 25, 2026 | >200 | Climate Adaptation | To demand that San Francisco not cut the Environment Department's budget. |
Brazil | Brazil Para Maraba Anti Pedral do Lourencao Dredging and Blasting Protest | Feb. 24, 2026 | >300 | Agriculture Climate Adaptation | To oppose DNIT’s planned dredging and blasting of the Pedral do Lourenção for the Araguaia–Tocantins waterway, demand free, prior, and informed consultation with affected traditional communities, and raise concerns over impacts to fishing livelihoods, river ecosystems, cultural ties to the Tocantins River, and local subsistence. |
India | India Goa Panaji Anti Coal Jetty Protest | Feb. 23, 2026 | 100–300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that the government scrap the proposed coal jetty project, citing environmental, social, health, and livelihood concerns. |
India | India Maharashtra Navi Mumbai Belapur Hills Protection and Illegal Construction Protest | Feb. 22, 2026 | >200 | Climate Adaptation | To demand protection of the landslide-prone Belapur Hills from unchecked and allegedly illegal construction, and to urge authorities to enforce no-development protections, remove unauthorized structures, and prevent environmental damage and potential landslide risks to nearby residents. |
Italy | Italy Veneto Adria Anti Po Delta Oil and Gas Drilling Protest | Feb. 21, 2026 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose new oil and gas drilling projects in the Po Delta area, citing environmental concerns. |
Croatia | Croatia Zagreb Anti Mega Chicken Farm Protest | Feb. 21, 2026 | 2,000 | Agriculture | To oppose the planned construction of a mega chicken farm and slaughterhouse complex in Sisak and demand stronger environmental review and permitting controls. |
North Macedonia | North Macedonia Vinica Anti Blateshnica Hydropower Plant Protest | Feb. 20, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose construction of the Blateshnica River hydropower plant and demand protection of the local river and environment from the development. |
Indonesia | Indonesia South Sulawesi Makale Anti Bittuang Geothermal Project Protest | Feb. 19, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the planned Bittuang geothermal project due to environmental, social, economic, cultural, and land-dispute concerns. |
United States | United States Florida Terra Ceia Anti SSA Marine Cruise Terminal Coastal Preserve Protest | Feb. 14, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Climate Adaptation | To oppose SSA Marine’s proposed cruise terminal near Terra Ceia Island and the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, citing threats from dredging and port construction to seagrass beds, mangroves, shellfish habitat, fisheries, water quality, public access to Tampa Bay, traffic, flooding, and the local coastal ecosystem. |
Hungary | Hungary Pest Pilisvorosvar Anti Battery Waste Recycling Plant Protest | Feb. 12, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose the planned construction of a battery waste recycling plant in Pilisjászfalu and demand that the local council reverse its decision, citing environmental and health risks from hazardous battery materials. |
India | India Goa Mormugao Anti Coal Handling Pollution Protest | Feb. 11, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand an immediate halt to coal-handling operations at Mormugao Port, citing severe dust pollution, foul odors, and health concerns among nearby residents. |
France | France Paris Anti Duplomb Pesticide Law Protest | Feb. 11, 2026 | >200 | Agriculture | To oppose the Duplomb pesticide law proposal, arguing that it would legalize banned pesticides, endanger biodiversity, and pose serious health risks. |
France | France Multi City Anti Duplomb Pesticide Law Protest | Feb. 7, 2026 | >1,500 | Agriculture | To oppose a new law proposal by Senator Laurent Duplomb that would legalize banned pesticides, with protesters arguing that the proposal would endanger biodiversity and pose serious health risks. |
Sweden | Sweden Stockholm Climate Lawsuit Protest | Feb. 6, 2026 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose Swedish state inaction on climate change and support a climate lawsuit filed against the government. |
India | India Rajasthan Khejri Bachao Anti Solar Tree Felling Protest | Feb. 2, 2026 | >100,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the mass felling of Khejri trees for solar energy projects in western Rajasthan and demand statewide legal protections, including a ban on cutting Khejri trees and a dedicated Tree Protection or Khejri Conservation Act. |
Nigeria | Nigeria Lagos Alausa Anti Waterfront Demolition Protest | Jan. 28, 2026 | >1,000 | Climate Adaptation | To demand the suspension of the Ikeja bridge to the state House of Assembly in Alausa (Ikeja, Lagos) waterfront demolitions and compensation for residents whose houses had been demolished in Makoko, Owode Onirin, and Oworonshoki. |
Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic Puerto Plata Anti Northern Mountain Range Mining Protest | Jan. 28, 2026 | >100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose metallic mineral exploration for gold, silver, copper, and base metals in the Northern Mountain Range and defend water sources, farming, and community livelihoods. |
United States | United States Maine Augusta Polluters Pay Climate Infrastructure Bill Protest | Jan. 27, 2026 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Climate Adaptation | To support passage of a bill requiring oil companies to fund environmentally friendly infrastructure projects in Maine. |
South Korea | South Korea Multi City Anti New Nuclear and Transmission Line Protest | Jan. 27, 2026 | ~100–200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand withdrawal of plans to build new nuclear power plants, dismissal of the climate-energy minister, and suspension of the Singyeryong-Bukcheonan transmission line, arguing that the projects undermine the energy transition, increase grid instability, and were advanced without sufficient resident consultation. |
France | France Provence Alpes Cote d Azur Vernegues Anti Roquerousse Photovoltaic Project Protest | Jan. 25, 2026 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the Roquerousse photovoltaic project, denouncing its planned installation on Natura 2000 land and its expected damage to biodiversity in the name of economic interests. |
France | France Provence Alpes Cote d Azur Lambesc Anti Photovoltaic Panel Protest | Jan. 25, 2026 | ~100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the planned installation of 20,000 photovoltaic panels near Lambesc due to concerns over biodiversity loss, lack of public consultation, and industrialization of a protected Natura 2000 landscape. |
Philippines | Philippines Quezon City Anti Woggle Gold Copper Mining Exploration Protest | Jan. 23, 2026 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand accountability from the DENR for allowing Woggle Corporation to conduct gold-copper mining exploration in Dupax del Norte and to call for the protection of environmental defenders, Indigenous peoples, and farming communities. |
Indonesia | Indonesia South Kalimantan Bukit Mulia Anti Coal Mining Dust Pollution Protest | Jan. 21, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest coal-mining operations in Bukit Mulia village, citing dust pollution and impacts on nearby residential areas. |
South Korea | South Korea Seoul Jongno Anti New Nuclear Plant Protest | Jan. 20, 2026 | ~150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that the government halt public deliberation on new nuclear power plant construction and withdraw related plans. |
United States | United States Missouri Union Anti Data Center Protest | Jan. 20, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against a proposed data center due to concerns about environmental impact, water use, and energy usage. |
South Korea | South Korea Busan Go Anti New Nuclear Plant March Protest | Jan. 20, 2026 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the construction of new nuclear power plants and launch a 16 day protest march to the Blue House. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Zeeland Philippine Anti Terneuzen Nuclear Power Plant Protest | Jan. 17, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the potential opening of a nuclear power plant in Terneuzen, citing accident risks and environmental concerns related to nuclear energy. |
Bolivia | Bolivia Tarija Anti Petrobras Tariquia Oil and Gas Exploration Protest | Jan. 17, 2026 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand suspension of environmental licenses for Petrobras oil and gas exploration in the Tariquia reserve. |
Belgium | Belgium Wallonie Namur Anti Mercosur Agriculture Measures Protest | Jan. 15, 2026 | >200 | Agriculture | To oppose the Mercosur agreement and other Wallonian government agriculture measures, arguing they threaten local agriculture, food security, and farmers' income. |
France | France Chateauroux Anti Mercosur Farmer Protest | Jan. 15, 2026 | >100 | Agriculture | To oppose the Mercosur-EU trade agreement and related agricultural policies that farmers argued threatened local agriculture, food security, and farmer incomes. |
Indonesia | Indonesia West Java Cipendawa Anti Mount Gede Pangrango Geothermal Project Protest | Jan. 14, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose geothermal project development in the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park area and demand the removal of heavy equipment from the project site in Pasir Cina hamlet. |
Norway | Norway Vestfold og Telemark Sandefjord Anti Oil Exploration License Protest | Jan. 13, 2026 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest new oil exploration licenses and Norway's continued fossil fuel expansion. |
Spain | Spain Valencia Requena Anti Biogas Plant Relocation Protest | Jan. 11, 2026 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the biogas plant in Requena and demand its relocation, citing leakage, environmental contamination, traffic, noise pollution, and tourism concerns. |
Czech Republic | Czech Republic Plzen Chanovice Anti Nuclear Waste Repository Protest | Jan. 10, 2026 | >400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the planned construction of a permanent nuclear waste repository near Chanovice, citing safety and environmental concerns. |
Ireland | Ireland National Anti EU Mercosur Agriculture Trade Protest | Jan. 10, 2026 | 2,000 | Agriculture | To oppose the EU-Mercosur trade deal, arguing that it would threaten Irish beef farmers and undermine EU environmental and food-safety standards. |
United States | United States California El Centro Anti Data Center Protest | Jan. 10, 2026 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that a proposed data center not be built near El Centro due to environmental concerns and high resource demands. |
France | France Normandie Le Havre Anti Mercosur Agriculture Imports Protest | Jan. 10, 2026 | 100 | Agriculture | To block access to produce entering France that does not respect sanitary and environmental norms imposed on French and European farmers, and more broadly, to denounce the scheduled signing of the Mercosur-EU free-trade agreement. Protesters aimed to maintain this operation until 12 January 2026. The event was part of a nationwide demonstration movement by farmers against the mass culling of cattle herds in cases of lumpy skin disease, with participants demanding the killing of sick animals only and mass vaccinations. More broadly, farmers opposed the Mercosur-EU trade agreement, arguing that increased meat imports would drive prices down and further threaten already precarious farm incomes. |
South Korea | South Korea Anti New Nuclear Plant National Pilgrimage | Jan. 5, 2026 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the construction of new nuclear power plants and demand the withdrawal of nuclear-centered energy policy through a 16-day national protest march to the Blue House. |
Argentina | Argentina Mendoza Anti San Jorge Copper Mining Protest | Dec. 23, 2025 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To reject the law that validates the environmental impact declaration of the San Jorge mining project, and demonstrators demanded that authorities shelve the copper mining project, repeal the ecological impact declaration for violating the Glacier Law, and end the judicialization of environmental protests. |
United States | United States Virginia Bristow Anti Transmission Line Protest | Dec. 20, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against Dominion Energy's Route5/Blue Line electronic transmission project due to environmental concerns. |
Spain | Spain Galicia Santiago de Compostela Anti Textile Fiber Plant and Mining Protest | Dec. 14, 2025 | 2,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the reopening of the Touro Copper Mine. The protest aimed to highlight the environmental, social, and economic risks associated with the project. |
Germany | Germany Nordrhein Westfalen Ahaus Anti Nuclear Waste Transport Protest | Dec. 14, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest in front of the interim nuclear waste storage facility in Ahaus against planned Castor transports of radioactive waste from Julich, demanding the cancellation of the transports and calling for the permanent shutdown of the uranium enrichment plant in Gronau and the fuel rod factory in Lingen, citing safety concerns over the long road transports. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Multi City Human Rights and Environmental Protection Protest | Dec. 10, 2025 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Climate Adaptation | To oppose industrial expansion projects including Wabu Block mining and geothermal development in Poco Leok, and protect natural resources such as Mount Ciremai. |
Indonesia | Indonesia West Java Cianjur Anti Geothermal Project Protest | Dec. 10, 2025 | >200 | To protest and oppose the planned geothermal project development in the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park area due to environmental concerns; they also claimed it would negatively impact local communities' livelihoods. | |
India | India Chhattisgarh Tamnar Anti Coal Mine Protest | Dec. 9, 2025 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the land acquisition for a proposed coal mine over concerns ranging from displacement, environmental damage, and their livelihoods, and the villagers claimed that the administration held a secret public hearing without Gram Sabha approval. |
Czech Republic | Czech Republic Olomouc Governance Protest | Dec. 8, 2025 | >1,200 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against the appointment of the Motorists party nominee to the Ministry of Environment, claiming he would not pay sufficient attention to environmental protection and climate adaptation. |
South Korea | South Korea Multi City Anti LNG and Ecosystem Damage Protest | Dec. 1, 2025 | 125 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest fossil fuel infrastructure expansion and environmental degradation risks, civic and environmental groups held coordinated press conferences opposing LNG power plant construction, wetland dredging plans, and threats to marine ecosystems. Participants called for stronger environmental protections and policies consistent with climate mitigation goals. |
Australia | Australia New South Wales Newcastle Block Coal Exports Protest | Nov. 30, 2025 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the immediate halt of all new fossil fuel projects, a 78% tax on fossil fuel profits to fund community and industrial transition and cover climate loss and damage, and the end of coal exports from Newcastle by 2030. They blocked coal shipments. 130 people were arrested. |
South Korea | South Korea South Gyeongsang Jangji Anti Battery Recycling Plant Protest | Nov. 25, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest and demand cancellation of plans to admit a secondary battery recycling facility to the industrial complex, arguing that emissions of dioxins and other pollutants from high-temperature fuel use would threaten residents' health and also cited environmental concerns. |
Greece | Greece Thessaly Volos Anti LNG Terminal Protest | Nov. 23, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of an LNG terminal in the Pagasetic Gulf as detrimental for the environment and the tourism and fishing industries. |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Dhaka Energy Plan Protest | Nov. 21, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand climate justice and a renewable energy-based revision of Bangladesh's fossil fuel-heavy energy plan. |
South Korea | South Korea Multi City Energy Infrastructure Policy Protest | Nov. 18, 2025 | ~145 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To advocate stronger climate action by opposing expansion of fossil fuel and environmentally harmful energy infrastructure and calling for policy changes aligned with emissions reduction and environmental protection goals. |
Sweden | Sweden Sodermanlands Eskilstuna Anti Battery Factory Pollution Protest (Nov. 2025) | Nov. 15, 2025 | 6,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest and oppose plans for a battery component manufacturing factory that would release up to 900 tons of a chemical solvent into the air each year, the demonstrators cited concerns about potential harm to human health and the environment. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Scotland Glasgow Anti Rosebank Oil Field Protest | Nov. 15, 2025 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand stronger action on the climate crisis and to oppose continued fossil fuel development, demonstrators protested against the Rosebank oil field project. |
Philippines | Philippines National Capital Region Quezon City Justice Protest | Nov. 15, 2025 | ~300,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest along E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue in Quezon City as part of a climate justice mobilization criticizing government inaction and corruption that activists say worsens the impacts of the climate crisis, including misuse of public funds for flood control and disaster preparedness, lack of accountability for major polluters, and inadequate protections for communities facing extreme weather risks. |
Philippines | Philippines Multi City Justice and Energy Transition Protest | Nov. 15, 2025 | 275 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest for climate justice and a genuine energy transition, demonstrators across several Philippine locations called for a shift to renewable energy, a phase-out of coal and fossil gas, and stronger government action on the climate crisis. The mobilizations formed part of Global Day of Action activities linking climate justice with broader social and political concerns. |
Czech Republic | Czech Republic Moravian Silesian Ostrava Governance Protest | Nov. 15, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the nomination of the heads of the Motorists party to the government posts, in particular the Ministry of Environment, citing their controversial claims regarding the climate change as well as previous affiliations to far-right groups. |
Germany | Germany Baden Wurttemberg Biberach COP30 Action Protest | Nov. 14, 2025 | >5,,300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand stronger government action on climate change, criticizing continued support for fossil fuels. The event was part of a nationwide protest movement linked to the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, highlighting frustration with the EU for weakening its 2040 climate goals. |
Poland | Poland Nationwide Farmers Anti Policy Protest | Nov. 14, 2025 | 1,200 | Agriculture | To stage coordinated tractor rides, road blockades, and demonstrations across dozens of locations in Poland to demand greater support for domestic agriculture and to oppose international trade agreements (including MERCOSUR) and climate-related policies perceived as harmful to the farming sector. Demonstrations involved vehicle convoys and street blockades in numerous municipalities nationwide. |
Indonesia | Indonesia East Java Arjasa Anti Oil and Gas Exploration Protest | Nov. 12, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest and oppose the seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration by PT Kangean Energy Indonesia company around Kangean Island due to environmental concerns. |
Spain | Spain Murcia Stop Biogas Fuente Alamo Protest | Nov. 6, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the planned construction of a biogas plant in town, citing environmental concerns, bad odors and noise, and the potential negative impacts on the protected areas. |
South Korea | South Korea Infrastructure and NDC Policy Protest | Nov. 6, 2025 | ~120 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest environmentally harmful infrastructure and development projects, including preferential redevelopment treatment in Jeonju, the Saemangeum New Airport project, reduced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) climate targets in Seoul, and construction of electricity transmission towers without local consent in Hongseong. |
United States | United States Multi City Pipeline and Data Center Protest | Nov. 5, 2025 | 160 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | On November 5, 2025, environmental activists across the United States demonstrated against energy and digital infrastructure projects perceived to have negative environmental impacts. In Hobart, Indiana, demonstrators opposed a proposed data center due to concerns over water consumption and ecological strain. In Manassas, Virginia, protesters similarly objected to planned data center construction citing environmental risks. In New York City, activists affiliated with Food & Water Watch and the Centre for Climate Justice rallied to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to halt the Williams NESE pipeline, arguing the project threatens climate and environmental goals. |
Poland | Poland Slaskie Katowice Industrial Protection Policy Protest | Nov. 4, 2025 | 10,000 | Agriculture | To protest climate-related and import restrictions, protesters rallied in support of added protection for the nation's critical industries. |
Portugal | Portugal Castelo Branco Fundao Solar Project Transparency Protest | Nov. 3, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of the Sophia photovoltaic plant, demanding more transparency and public consultation for this project. |
United States | United States New York Queens Local Law 97 Policy Protest | Oct. 29, 2025 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To rally at Glen Oaks in New York to demonstrate against Local Law 97, a New York City law requiring large buildings to meet strict greenhouse gas emissions limits through energy efficiency upgrades and electrification; protesters argue the law imposes costly environmental compliance requirements on residential buildings. Demonstrators called for the law to be amended. |
Indonesia | Indonesia West Nusa Tenggara Mataram Clean Water and Anti Mining Protest | Oct. 28, 2025 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest and demand clean water distribution on the Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air islands, and a moratorium on copper, gold, manganese, and iron sand mining activities on the Sumbawa and Lombok islands. |
United States | United States California and Arizona Polluters Pay Protest | Oct. 24, 2025 | ~500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest in coordinated demonstrations across California, calling on legislators to pass the Polluter Pays Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would require major fossil fuel companies to contribute to a statewide environmental remediation fund, and calling for accountability for environmental contamination as well as governance failures linked to uranium mining impacts affecting Navajo communities. |
South Korea | South Korea Anti Nuclear and Gas Protest | Oct. 20, 2025 | ~160 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for stronger climate and environmental protections by opposing new gas power plants and other fossil fuel infrastructure, protecting forest and arboretum land as public environmental assets, and urging reconsideration of dam construction projects due to ecological and community risks. Protesters also called for cancellation of nuclear reactor lifetime extensions and opposed privatization of protected natural areas. Environmental and civil society groups across South Korea held coordinated press conferences and rallies advocating for sustainable energy policy and conservation of ecosystems, although some locations also saw small counter-protests supporting infrastructure development. |
United States | United States National No Kings 2 Protest | Oct. 18, 2025 | 7,000,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demonstrate opposition to Donald Trump, support for migrants, and to call for protections for healthcare, environmental, and educational programs. |
Indonesia | Indonesia East Java Arjasa Anti Oil and Gas Seismic Survey Protest | Oct. 17, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the seismic surveys for oil and gas activities by the PT Kangean Energy Indonesia companies in the Kangean Islands due to social and environmental concerns. |
Spain | Spain Cataluna La Sentiu de Sio Anti-Biogas Plant Protest | Oct. 15, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of a biogas plant in la Sentiu de Sio by the Living Towns (Pobles Vius). |
South Korea | South Korea Multi City Governance and Energy Infrastructure Policy Protest | Oct. 15, 2025 | >160 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand tighter regulation of environmentally harmful political campaign materials, review of national electricity grid expansion plans due to environmental and community impacts, suspension of tourism development projects linked to alleged flaws in environmental impact assessments, and stronger regional environmental leadership related to nuclear wastewater discharge concerns. |
Spain | Spain Castilla y Leon Otero de Sanabria Wildfire Response Adaptation Protest | Oct. 13, 2025 | >200 | Climate Adaptation | To demand urgent measures to prevent wildfires and compensate those directly affected by the wildfires in August 2025. |
France | France Provence Alpes Cote d Azur Aix en Provence Action Resistance March Protest | Sep. 28, 2025 | >7,900 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest in a nationwide demonstration movement named the 'Resistance March' (Marche des Resistances) in support of climate action, social justice, and democracy. |
United States | United States Wisconsin Madison Action Plan Environmental Justice and Clean Energy Jobs Protest | Sep. 28, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To march and rally at the State Capitol in Madison to demand state leaders come up with a climate action plan, including environmental justice and clean energy jobs. |
France | France Nouvelle Aquitaine Semussac Anti Biogas Plant Protest | Sep. 27, 2025 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the planned construction of a biogas plant in the commune, demonstrators expressed concerns about potential negative environmental and health impacts, criticizing local authorities for inaction and urging residents to participate in the ongoing public consultation. |
Spain | Spain Cantabria Santander Low Emission Zone Policy Protest | Sep. 27, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the city's new Low Emission Zone (LEZ) law, which will limit vehicles without an environmental label from entering the zone. Vehicle drivers denounced the law as an infringement on the freedom of movement. Around 100 vehicles participated in a motorcade in Santander. |
South Korea | South Korea North Gyeongsan Push to Green Transition Justice Protest | Sep. 21, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for Gyeongsan City to transition to a carbon-neutral status. |
Germany | Germany Anti Gas and Fossil Fuel Expansion Protest | Sep. 20, 2025 | >4,200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the federal government for expanding gas infrastructure and failing to meet climate goals and demanded stronger commitments to renewable energy, affordable public transport, and a socially just energy transition. |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Western Colombo Anti-Wind Farm and Sand Mining Protest | Sep. 19, 2025 | >500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the wind farm and illegal sand and mineral mining in the Mannar district. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Jakarta Anti-Geothermal Protest | Sep. 17, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against geothermal projects due to environmental concerns and land disputes. |
Ecuador | Ecuador Azuay Cuenca Anti Loma Larga Mining Water Protection Protest | Sep. 16, 2025 | 100,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest in a march for water beginning in the San Roque neighborhood and eventually reaching the Centro Historic to demand more protection for water and for the government to reverse the environmental license granted to the Loma Larga copper, gold, and silver mining project operated by the Canadian company Dundee Precious Metals. |
South Korea | South Korea Multi City Fossil Fuel and Infrastructure Policy Protest | Sep. 16, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest, climate and environmental civil society organizations across South Korea held coordinated press conferences and pickets outside government offices calling for stronger climate mitigation and environmental protection policies. Groups demanded cancellation or revision of fossil fuel and infrastructure projects, including coal power plants, transmission lines, and airport construction, and urged stronger river protection, decentralized energy systems, and reconsideration of urban development projects viewed as environmentally harmful. |
Italy | Italy Liguria Ventimiglia River Dam Adaptation Protest | Sep. 15, 2025 | >100 | Climate Adaptation | To protest the implementation of dams to contain the Latte River and demand more climate action. |
Indonesia | Indonesia East Java Situbondo Anti-Coal Mining Protest | Sep. 15, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against a coal mining warehouse in Glugur village due to environmental concerns. |
Germany | Germany Nordrhein Westfalen Duisburg Industrial Transition Protest | Sep. 12, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against job insecurity, economic pressure from low-cost Chinese steel imports, rising tariffs, high energy costs, as well as the slow pace of the sector's decarbonization, steelworkers demanded a subsidized indutrial electricity price and an accelerated green transition of the industry. Around 100 protesters jumped into the basin of the Inner Harbor as a form of symbolic protest. |
South Korea | South Korea Multi City River Restoration and Just Transition Protest | Sep. 11, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest, multiple climate and environmental civil society groups across South Korea held coordinated press conferences and pickets outside government offices calling for climate justice policies, ecological restoration of major rivers, employment protections for coal workers affected by plant closures, opposition to environmentally harmful landfill projects, and cancellation of activities seen as damaging river ecosystems. |
Australia | Australia Western Australia Kimberley Anti-Fracking Protest | Sep. 9, 2025 | >700 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that the ALP ban fracking in the Kimberley, citing environmental and ecosystem concerns, and the event was organized by Environs Kimberley and Lock the Gate Alliance. |
South Korea | South Korea Seoul Seocho Anti Saemangeum Airport Protest | Sep. 8, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To advocate for the cancellation of the construction of a new airport at Saemangeum, citing environmental concerns. This march was organized by the Joint Action for the Cancellation of Saemangeum New Airport, beginning on August 12 in Jeonju. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Friesland Holwerd Anti-Gas Drilling Protest | Sep. 6, 2025 | >500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest on the dike by the Wadden Sea in Holwerd against Shell's plans for new gas drilling in the Netherlands, citing environmental concerns. |
Germany | Germany Niedersachsen Borkum Anti Gas Drilling Protest | Sep. 5, 2025 | >800 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against planned gas drilling in the North Sea by the Dutch company One-Dyas. Demonstrators denounced the project as unnecessary, dirty, and harmful to the climate, stressing that no new fossil fuel projects should be approved amid the escalating climate crisis. The action formed part of a broader mobilization on the island, which also included a climate camp launched the previous day (coded as a separate event). |
Indonesia | Indonesia Bengkulu Enggano Anti-Palm Oil Plantation Protest | Sep. 1, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest and oppose the presence of palm oil plantations on their island due to environmental concerns. |
Germany | Germany Ahaus Anti-Nuclear Waste Protest | Aug. 31, 2025 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the planned transports of nuclear waste. |
Norway | Norway Stand Up Climate Protests | Aug. 30, 2025 | 7,000 | To call for stronger political commitment to environmental and climate issues ahead of the upcoming elections. | |
Italy | Italy Offlaga Bio-Gas Protest | Aug. 30, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of an organic waste treatment plant that would convert solid waste into biogas. |
United States | United States Louisiana Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Protest | Aug. 29, 2025 | >500 | Climate Adaptation | To commemorate the victims of Hurricane Katrina on the 20th anniversary of the disaster, and to call for better disaster policies for communities including continued FEMA funding. |
United States | United States Revolution Wind Protest | Aug. 26, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that the Revolution Wind project be resumed after it was halted by the federal government. |
Germany | Germany Berlin Anti-Rocket Protest | Aug. 25, 2025 | 250 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the launch of rockets by Space X on the grounds of environmental and climate impact. |
Spain | Spain Castilla y Leon Wildfire Prevention Protest | Aug. 19, 2025 | 2,500 | Climate Adaptation | To demand the declaration of a level 3 emergency over wildfire management, calling for better eco-social policies and forest management policies to address future wildfire risk. |
Norway | Norway Monstad Oil Refinery Protest | Aug. 18, 2025 | 750 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest fossil fuel operations, protesters blocked a road to the Mongstad oil refinery in Vestland. |
Germany | Germany Reichling Anti-LNG Drilling Protest | Aug. 16, 2025 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against an exploratory natural gas drilling project in Reichling. |
United States | United States Michigan Anti-Coal Protest | Aug. 15, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the immediate closure of a coal plant that was previously scheduled to close in May but remained open following an emergency order. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Makassar Anti-Waste-to-Energy Protest | Aug. 15, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of a waste-to-energy facility in Makassar due to environmental and health concerns. |
United States | United States New Jersey Climate Superfund Strike | Aug. 14, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To rally in support of the Climate Superfund, protesters demanded oil companies pay reparations for climate impact. |
Türkiye | Türkiye Bingol Anti-Geothermal Exploration Protest | Aug. 10, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the geothermal water exploration project in Bingol on the grounds of environmental impact. |
Spain | Spain Cantabria Anti-Wind Farm Protest, August 9 | Aug. 9, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of four wind farms in the Cantabria region, citing environmental concerns and public health considerations. |
United States | United States Brooklyn Anti-LNG Pipeline Protest | Aug. 9, 2025 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of natural gas pipelines due to environmental concerns. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina Anti-Mining Protest | Aug. 8, 2025 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the mining of critical minerals in the Balkans on the grounds of environmental and health impacts. |
South Korea | South Korea Yongdong Anti-Transmission Line Protest | Aug. 8, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the cancellation of the Shinjangsu-Muju Yongdong transmission line project, which would have supported renewable energy integration, citing concerns over environmental damage and residents' safety. |
Belgium | Belgium Nieuwkapelle Anti-Solar Protests | Aug. 3, 2025 | 250 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of floating solar panels over 2 hectares of the Put van Nieuwkapelle lake due to impact on local ecology and recreational activities. |
Spain | Spain Cantabria Anti-Wind Farm Protest, August 3 | Aug. 3, 2025 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned Benavieja wind farm citing the impact on the natural environment and on local economic activities and health. |
Norway | Norway Repparfjorden Anti-Copper Protest | Jul. 30, 2025 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the establishment of the Nussir copper mine, citing the environmental impact on the Indigenous Sami people due to the proximity of the site to grazing areas. |
Spain | Spain Pais Vasco Anti-Hydrogen Protest | Jul. 28, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against major infrastructure and energy projects, including high-voltage power lines and hydrogen facilities, which protesters claimed would impact the environment and local health. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Bangka-Blitung Anti-Tin Mining Protest | Jul. 21, 2025 | 200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against local tin mining activities due to environmental concerns. |
Honduras | Honduras Santa Barbara Anti-Dam Protest | Jul. 21, 2025 | 250 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of the El Tablon dam without prior consultation and environmental licensing. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Poco Leok Anti-Geothermal Protest, July 2025 | Jul. 17, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the geothermal project in Poco Leok due to environmental concerns and land disputes. |
Spain | Spain Barcelona Heatwave Protest | Jul. 16, 2025 | 400 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against lack of workplace protections during periods of extreme heat following the death of a municipal worker, protesters demanded better labor protections for climate events. |
Germany | Germany Bayern Anti-Geothermal Protest | Jul. 16, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against plans to build a geothermal energy center near the Technopark, citing concerns about loss of recreation space and environmental impact. |
India | India Geku Anti-Dam Protest | Jul. 14, 2025 | 6,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, a hydropower project, on the grounds that it would displace residents and damage the environment. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Sulawesi Women Anti-Nickel Mining Protest | Jul. 12, 2025 | 200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the nickel mining activities in West Sulawesi on the grounds of environmental concerns and effect on livelihoods. |
Canada | Canada Gitxsan Nation Anti-PRGT Pipeline Protest | Jul. 9, 2025 | 120 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project being built in Gitxsan Nation territory. |
South Korea | Korea Yongin Anti-LNG Protests | Jul. 2, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the proposed SK LNG cogeneration plant in Wonsan-myeon. |
India | India Assam Gerukamukh Anti-Dam Protest | Jun. 28, 2025 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the 2000MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project in Gerukamukh due to its environmental impacts. | |
United States | United States Rochester Anti-Cryptocurrency Protest | Jun. 28, 2025 | 100 | To protest against the Greenridge cryptocurrency mining facility due to its impact on the climate and on the lake temperature of the Finger Lakes. | |
France | France Bretagne Anti-Offshore Windmill Protest | Jun. 28, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of offshore windmills in the area, protesters cited concerns about the impact on the landscape and biodiversity. |
India | India Assam Kulsi River Anti-Dam Protest | Jun. 25, 2025 | 3,000 | To protest against the proposed dam on the Kulsi river, protesters highlighted its environmental impact and violations of Indigenous rights. | |
Netherlands | Netherlands Wadden Sea Anti-LNG Protest | Jun. 21, 2025 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against new gas drilling protects in the North Sea and Wadden Sea, climate activists called for the rejection of all current and future permits in the area. |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Mannar Anti-Wind Protest | Jun. 11, 2025 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against wind power generation, mineral sand mining activities, and to call for the protection of natural resources and community participation in development. |
Indonesia | Indonesia World Environment Day Protest | Jun. 10, 2025 | 1,000 | To commemorate World Environment Day and voice concerns around environmental damage in West Java. | |
Indonesia | Indonesia Tipo Mining Protests | Jun. 10, 2025 | 200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the nickel mining sites in Tipo and demand their closure. |
Finland | Finland Anti-Polluting Subsidies Protest | Jun. 9, 2025 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against governmental subsidies to polluting industries, environmental activists demonstrated and blocked traffic. |
France | France Bretagne Anti-Solar Panel Protest | Jun. 7, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of solar panels in Berrien due to concerns about aesthetic appearance and how it will affect the environment. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Mataloko Geothermal Protest | Jun. 5, 2025 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the Mataloko geothermal project as well as rally for other policies such as regulation of pesticide use and limits of plastic use, activists marched to the council office in Bajawa. |
Kenya | Kenya Lamu Coal Power Plant Protest | Jun. 2, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the proposed coal power plant project, protesters demanded alternative power generation methods. |
Indonesia | Indonesia East Kalimantan Mining Protest | Jun. 2, 2025 | 3,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest the gold and coal mining in Linggang Bigung due to environmental concerns. |
United States | United States Michigan Anti-Line 5 Protests | May 29, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Line 5 crude oil tunnel project over potential environmental damage. |
Indonesia | Indonesia North Maluku Anti-Nickel Mining Protests | May 27, 2025 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against nickel mining in North Maluku and the arrest of indigenous people during a prior protest, student protesters and members of the Maba Sangaji indigenous group called for a cessation of activity due to environmental concerns and land disputes. |
France | France Montpellier Mega-Basins Protest | May 24, 2025 | 500 | Agriculture | To protest against the construction of agricultural mega-basins due to concerns about water resources. |
Türkiye | Türkiye Aydin Geothermal Plant Protest | May 23, 2025 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of a geothermal power plant. |
France | France Normandy Lithium Battery Protest | May 23, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of a lithium battery park in Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte. |
United States | United States Illinois Climate Legislation Protest | May 21, 2025 | 400 | To call for the state to build on the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act with further investments. | |
Spain | Spain Madrid CAP Protest | May 20, 2025 | >300 | Agriculture Climate Adaptation | To demand a strong budget for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in order to better support climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Rempang Eco City Protest | May 12, 2025 | 350 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of Rempang Eco City due to environmental concerns and a land dispute. |
Canada | Canada Spruce Lake Industrial Park Protest | May 11, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the proposed expansion of the Spruce Lake Industrial Park due to potential environmental impact. |
Mexico | Mexico Tabasco Anti-Fossil Protests | May 8, 2025 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Pemex Oil Fields and the La Venta Gas Processing Complex due to environmental impacts. |
Spain | Spain Galicia Anti-Mining Protest | May 4, 2025 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest the re-opening of the Touro-O Pino open-pit copper mine, alongside the Palas de Rei macro cellulose plant project. |
Norway | Norway Melkoya LNG Protest | May 3, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the proposed electrification of the Melkoya liquefied natural gas plant. |
Germany | Germany Reichling Natural Gas Drilling Protest | May 3, 2025 | 1,200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest a planned natural gas drilling project by Genexco. |
Iraq | Iraq Potable Water Protests | May 2, 2025 | >200 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against the lack of potable water, hundreds of local residents protested against the lack of a desalination plant in the district. |
Multiple | Global Labor Day 2025 Protests | May 1, 2025 | >100,000 | To call for solidarity in the face of multiple crises, including the climate crisis, on Labor and International Workers' Day 2025. | |
United States | United States May Day 2025 Protests | May 1, 2025 | 250,000 | To protest against the federal government and demand for better environmental and climate policies, among other demands. | |
South Korea | South Korea Hwanggang River Project Protest | Apr. 29, 2025 | 100 | Climate Adaptation | To protest for the continued implementation of the Hwanggang River maintenance project in order to reduce flood risk, protesters opposed environmental groups' calls to halt the project. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Koba Anti-Tin Mining Protests | Apr. 28, 2025 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against tin mining in Batuberiga due to impact on the environment and local livelihoods. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Poco Leok Geothermal Protest | Apr. 27, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest in support of the planned geothermal power plant construction in Poco Leok, which protesters claimed would provide clean energy for the people. |
South Korea | South Korea Kimli Anti-Substation Protest | Apr. 26, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the cancellation of plans to expand the East Seoul Power Substation, citing environmental concerns. |
Norway | Norway Viken Oslofjord Protest | Apr. 26, 2025 | 130 | To call for stronger protection of the Oslofjord. | |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom London Just Stop Oil Protest | Apr. 26, 2025 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To rally in support of climate action, activists from Just Stop Oil marched in their "last day of direct action," claiming that their campaign against new oil and gas licenses had succeeded. |
Sweden | Sweden Eskilstuna Anti-Battery Factory Chemical Release Protests | Apr. 26, 2025 | >500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the yearly release of chemical solvents into the air by a battery component manufacturing factory. |
El Salvador | El Salvador Santa Ana Anti-Mining Protest | Apr. 24, 2025 | >100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against mining and in defense of environmental rights in Metapan. |
Philippines | Philippines Baguio Anti-Mining Protest | Apr. 24, 2025 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the gold and copper mining operations in Baguio City due to environmental and agricultural impact. |
Spain | Spain Mieres Anti-Biomass Conversion Protest | Apr. 24, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the conversion of the La Pereda plant into a biomass facility due to environmental impact. |
Multiple | Global Earth Day 2025 Protests | Apr. 22, 2025 | >10,000 | To call for climate action on Earth Day. | |
United States | United States "Hands Off 2025" Protests | Apr. 19, 2025 | 100,000 | To protest as part of the "Hands Off" nationwide day of action, protesting in support of action against climate change alongside other social issues. | |
Australia | Australia Queensland Anti-Nuclear Protest | Apr. 19, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against LNP's proposal for nuclear power. |
Germany | Germany Niederau Anti-Wind Protests | Apr. 15, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of wind turbines, demonstrators in Niederau denounced the environmental and social impact of the project. |
India | India Sillahalla Hydroelectric Project Protests | Apr. 14, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Sillahalla Hydroelectric Project and the Sillahalla Pumped Storage Hydro-Electric Project, local residents staged a protest at the Annamalai Murugan Temple. |
Multiple | April 2025 Global Climate Strike | Apr. 11, 2025 | >100,000 | To demand more climate protection as part of a global action day. | |
United States | United States Sacramento Make Polluters Pay Superfund Bill Protest | Apr. 11, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Climate Adaptation | To demand legislators vote for the Make Polluters Pay Superfund Bill, which would make polluters fund projects and programs to mitigate disaster related rate increases and remedy climate-related costs. |
France | France Stella-Plage Coastal Adaptation Protest | Apr. 6, 2025 | 500 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against a beachfront construction that protestors deemed as contradictory to coastal adaptation needs, local residents gathered on the beach in protest of the project. |
France | France Carcassonne Flood Risk Protest | Apr. 5, 2025 | 100 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against ongoing urban development projects, which protesters argued increased flood risks in the area. |
United States | United States "Hands Off" Protest | Apr. 5, 2025 | >100,000 | To protest against the federal government as part of the "Hands Off!" protest, protesters across the country took to the streets in support of climate and environment policies, alongside other policy concerns. | |
Spain | Spain Molina de Segura Anti-Biogas Protest | Mar. 30, 2025 | 1,500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned establishment of a biogas plant, citing health and environment impacts |
Sweden | Sweden Storsjobygden Anti-Mining Protest | Mar. 29, 2025 | 1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against plans for mining uranium and rare earth elements such as vanadium due to the negative environmental impact. |
France | France Versailles Anti-Deforestation Protests | Mar. 29, 2025 | 200 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against plans for felling trees in local forests, which protesters claimed will lead to biodiversity loss and increase local temperatures, arguing that trees help in climate control. |
United States | United States EPA Protests | Mar. 25, 2025 | 1,000 | To protest against federal cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the "National Day of Action." | |
Madagascar | Madagascar Base Toliara Mining Protest | Mar. 23, 2025 | 1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the Base Toliara mining project, which produces ilmenite, rutile, and zircon, due to environmental impact and issues of land rights. |
Brazil | Brazil Ouro Preto Anti-Mining Protest | Mar. 22, 2025 | 200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against iron and other mineral mining in the region on the grounds of environmental impact |
Spain | Spain Valladolid Anti-Biogas Protest | Mar. 22, 2025 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against macro-farms and biogas plants on the basis of environmental impacts. |
Spain | Spain Sevilla Anti-Mining Protest | Mar. 22, 2025 | 300 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the permit for the Los Frailes mine, which would have mined zinc and lead along with copper and silver, on the grounds of environmental pollution. |
United States | United States New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Protests | Mar. 21, 2025 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that Governor Kathy Hochul fund the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, specifically its cap-and-invest provisions, protesters gathered across New York state. |
Australia | Australia Brisbane Climate Adaptation Protests | Mar. 20, 2025 | 100 | Climate Adaptation | To protest a lack of climate action, protesters affected by Cyclone Alfred protested by dumping flood-damaged belongings outside of the parliament in Brisbane and demanding action to prevent and protect from future climate disasters. |
France | France Ruffec Anti-Wind Protests | Mar. 15, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against wind turbines in Ruffec, protesters cited concerns around impact to local tourism, quality of life, and property values. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Saxmundham Anti-Power Protest | Mar. 14, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against plans to route the LionLink offshore wind farm cable to the town, and also the protest against plans for the Sizewell C nuclear power station on the grounds of local biodiversity and tourism. |
United States | United States California Santa Barbara Oil Drilling Protest | Mar. 13, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand Sable Offshore Corporation not resume offshore oil drilling. |
Multiple | Global 2025 International Women's Day March | Mar. 8, 2025 | 1,000,000 | To mark International Women's Day, global protests and rallies occurred, some of which highlighted the urgency of protecting future generations from climate change. | |
United States | United States Stand Up for Science Protest | Mar. 7, 2025 | >30,000 | To advocate for science as part of the nationwide "Stand Up for Science" movement, protestors demanded increased climate action | |
United States | United States Tallahassee Anti-HB 1205 Protest | Mar. 6, 2025 | 350 | To protest against HB 1205, which protestors argued would make putting forth future petitions on climate issues more difficult in the future | |
Germany | Germany Reichswald Anti-Wind Turbine Protests | Mar. 5, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against wind turbine plans in and around the Reichswald, protestors gathered to oppose the wind turbine zones, citing fears of environmental impact.' |
Canada | Canada Calgary Anti-Coal Protests | Mar. 4, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest the Grassy Mountain coal projects, and demand a halt to all coal mining in the Rocky Mountains, protestors called for increased environmental protections outside the Alberta Energy Regulator's office. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Poco Leok Anti-Geothermal Protest, March 2025 | Mar. 3, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against a geothermal project in Poco Leok. |
Spain | Spain Zamora Biogas and Biomethane Protests | Mar. 2, 2025 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of over a dozen new biogas and biomethane plants in Zamora due to environmental and social impacts, and an alleged lack of local economic benefits. |
Peru | Peru Tambo Grande Anti-Mining Protest | Mar. 1, 2025 | >1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest mining projects in the Tambo Grande region, residents blocked the road and called for an indefinite strike. |
Spain | Spain Cluster del Maestrazgo Wind Energy Protests | Mar. 1, 2025 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Cluster del Maestrazgo, a wind energy project, that protesters argued will cause environmental and ecosystem damage including deforestation. |
Mexico | Mexico Guadalajara Power Plant Protest | Feb. 28, 2025 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the cancellation of the project of a thermoelectric plant in the Santiago River basin. |
Croatia | Croatia Rijeka Oil Protest | Feb. 15, 2025 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To voice their concerns about the work of the country's biggest oil company because of the increased oil traces in the sea and urge authorities to react. |
Spain | Spain Oviedo Battery Protest | Feb. 15, 2025 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the suspension of battery park projects in Asturias. |
Germany | Germany Kiel Climate Protest, 2025 | Feb. 14, 2025 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest for climate-friendly heating and mobility as well as a clear stand against far-right ideologies. |
Norway | Norway Oslo Hydro Protest | Feb. 11, 2025 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose a government proposal that could allow hydropower development in protected rivers. |
Spain | Spain Ciudad Real Biomethane Protest | Feb. 9, 2025 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of biomethane plants and macro-farms. |
France | France Bayonne Bio-Kerosene Protest | Feb. 3, 2025 | 100 | To protest against the E-cho project, which planned to build three biokerosene production plants in the Lacq basin. | |
Denmark | Denmark Herning CO2 Tax Protest | Feb. 1, 2025 | 120 | Agriculture | To show their strong dissatisfaction with the recently introduced CO2 tax, farmers in tractors demonstrated against policies they believe unfairly impact their industry. |
Netherlands | Netherlands The Hague Criminalization Protest | Jan. 30, 2025 | >100 | To demand the release of 16 climate activists from Just Stop Oil (UK). | |
Italy | Italy Mantua Insurance Protest | Jan. 25, 2025 | 3,000 | Agriculture | To protest the crisis affecting the sector and the delays in the distribution of insurance reimbursements for agricultural companies that have suffered damage due to adverse climate events. |
United States | United States Montana Legislative Protest | Jan. 24, 2025 | 500 | Agriculture | To urge the legislature to take decisive measures against climate change and protect the environment in alignment with the landmark Held v. Montana decision. |
Denmark | Denmark Skjern CO2 Tax Protest | Jan. 22, 2025 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To show their strong dissatisfaction with the recently introduced CO2 tax. |
Denmark | Denmark Ringsted CO2 Tax Protest | Jan. 19, 2025 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To show their strong dissatisfaction with the recently introduced CO2 tax. |
Germany | Germany Berlin Agriculture Protest | Jan. 18, 2025 | 10,000 | Agriculture | To demand sustainable agriculture and food systems, including agricultural policies to ensure animal, climate, and environmental protection. |
Canada | Canada Calgary Drilling Protest | Jan. 14, 2025 | 150 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest exploratory drilling by the company and to express concern about the negative environmental effects of a mine in the Grassy Mountain area. |
Ireland | Ireland Clondalee Moor Wind Protest | Jan. 4, 2025 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the approval of a 26-turbine wind farm on the Meath/Westmeath border. |
India | India Assam Maijan Oil Protest | Dec. 20, 2024 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest Oil India Limited's drilling operations. |
Uganda | Uganda Kikuube Oil Protest | Dec. 15, 2024 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for an immediate halt to the EACOP (East African Crude Oil Pipeline) project. |
United States | United States Tallahassee Oil Protest | Dec. 9, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's decision to approve an exploratory oil well along the Apalachicola River. |
United States | United States New York Congestion Pricing Rally | Dec. 5, 2024 | >100 | To demand that the MTA approve the proposal for congestion pricing. | |
Belgium | Belgium COP28 Rally | Dec. 3, 2024 | 25,000 | To demand climate action as COP28 occurs in Dubai. | |
Australia | Australia New South Wales Climate Rally | Dec. 2, 2024 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand federal action to address climate concerns, including implementing 100% renewable energy by 2030, a fair transition for fossil fuel industry workers, prioritization of First Nations-led solutions, commitment to substantive reductions in carbon emissions. |
Australia | Australia Canberra Coal Protest | Nov. 27, 2024 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call on the Albanese government to immediately cancel all new fossil fuel projects and end all coal exports from Newcastle by 2030 and demand the introduction of a 78% tax on coal. |
Spain | Spain Ourense Wind Protest | Nov. 24, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand a wind energy expansion that respects the natural environments of Galicia and the ways of life of rural communities. |
Croatia | Croatia Trilj Wind Protest | Nov. 23, 2024 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of wind farm in their area. |
Denmark | Denmark Copenhagen Anti-Tripartite Agreement Protest | Nov. 20, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To show their opposition to the recently developed Tripartite Agreement that aimed to transform Denmark's agricultural practices towards sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting biodiversity. |
Italy | Italy Rome Climate Protest | Nov. 18, 2024 | 5,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for a shift towards renewable energy, a circular economy, innovation, social equity, and propose a 20 billion euro reparation fund to compensate victims of extreme climate events. |
United States | United States Utah Kane Creek Development Protest | Nov. 17, 2024 | >100 | Climate Adaptation | To protest the Kane Creek Development, which protestors argued prioritized profit over sustainability by building on a floodplain. |
South Korea | South Korea Agricultural Reform Rally | Nov. 12, 2024 | 5,000 | Agriculture | To call for agricultural policy reform to strengthen support for farmers in light of climate anomalies, unstable agriculture and livestock prices, and rising costs of material and feed. |
Philippines | Philippines Climate Action Rally | Nov. 9, 2024 | 5,000 | To urge the government and world leaders to strengthen climate action efforts. | |
Germany | Germany Altotting Wind Park Protest | Nov. 4, 2024 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned wind park in Altotting, citing concerns about the wind turbines and impact on the surrounding state forest. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Waterways Rally | Nov. 3, 2024 | 15,000 | To demand action to protect the UK's rivers and seas, highlighting concerns about pollution and environmental degradation. | |
Pakistan | Pakistan Thar Coalfield Protest | Nov. 3, 2024 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the expansion of the Thar coal project due to displacement, environmental damage and economic injustice. |
Austria | Austria Kaunertal Hydropower Protest | Oct. 30, 2024 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the expansion of the Kaunertal hydroelectric power plant, citing environmental concern. |
Indonesia | Indonesia PT Timah Mining Protest | Oct. 29, 2024 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest PT Timah's mining activities in the Beriga Sea due to environmental concerns. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Sulawesi Tin Mining Protest | Oct. 28, 2024 | 1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest PT Timah's tin mining in the Beriga Sea due to environmental concerns. |
Philippines | Philippines Climate-Resilient Food Rally | Oct. 21, 2024 | 700 | Agriculture | To demand sustainable and climate-resilient food production systems and support for local farmers and fisherfolk in Quezon City. |
France | France Vesoul Windmills Protest | Oct. 19, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of windmills in Vesoul, citing environmental, aesthetic, and economic concerns. |
Canada | Canada Enbridge Pipeline Protest | Oct. 19, 2024 | 250 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the closure of the Enbridge 9B pipeline within 5 years, an annual reduction in the flow of hydrocarbons through the pipeline, and tighter regulations and safety measures for the pipeline. |
Germany | Germany Serbia Lithium Mining Protest | Oct. 15, 2024 | 200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against lithium mining in Serbia, highlighting German support for lithium 'exploitation' abroad. |
France | France Penly Nuclear Protest | Oct. 12, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the extension of the Penly nuclear power plant. |
Kenya | Kenya Kilifi Nuclear Protest | Oct. 11, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of a nuclear plant in Kilifi, Kenya on the grounds of impact to tourism, fishing, and the ecosystem. |
South Africa | South Africa African Energy Week Protest | Oct. 8, 2024 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against African Energy Week and fossil fuel projects, including EACOP. |
Italy | Italy Api Refinery Protest | Oct. 5, 2024 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Api refinery in Falconara Marittima, demanding more climate action and an end to fossil fuels and pollution. |
Philippines | Philipppines Tampakan Mine Protest | Oct. 4, 2024 | 1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To call for the cancellation of the 12-year extension granted to the Tampakan copper and gold mining project's Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) due to concerns over lack of community consultation and environmental impact. |
Belgium | Belgium Brussels Low Emission Zone Rally | Oct. 4, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the postponement of stricter Low Emission Zone (LEZ) regulations aimed at reducing emissions from vehicles. |
France | France Reunion Climate Emergency Protest | Oct. 3, 2024 | 6,500 | To raise awareness of the climate emergency in Reunion. | |
France | France Biofuel Protest | Oct. 3, 2024 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of a CSR heating plant at the Arkema factory and a biofuel production plant. |
Denmark | Denmark Agriculture Carbon Tax Rally | Oct. 3, 2024 | 100 | Agriculture | To protest against an insufficient CO2 tax on agriculture, which protestors argued did not address the environmental impact of intensive livestock farming. |
New Zealand | New Zealand Patea Mining Protest | Oct. 2, 2024 | 300 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand that no offshore mining occurs off the coast of Patea, citing the importance of preserving the naturl environment. |
Spain | Spain Ciudad Real Rare Earth Mining Protest | Sep. 29, 2024 | >1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest a rare earth mining project in Ciudad Real due to concerns over public health, the environment, and agriculture. |
Fiji | Fiji Namosi Hydropower Protest | Sep. 28, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the proposed Namosi Hydro Dam construction on Navunikabi land due to concerns about environmental impacts and potential relocation. |
Spain | Spain Coeses Biomethane Plant Protest | Sep. 27, 2024 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of a biomethane plant in Coeses, citing its negative environmental impact on archeological remains in the area. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Burniston Fracking Protest | Sep. 26, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest a hydraulic fracking project near Burniston, citing concerns over the environmental impact of the project. |
Taiwan | Taiwan Minxiong Composting Plant Protest | Sep. 24, 2024 | 200 | To protest a local composting plant in Minxiong. | |
India | India Malu Coal Protest | Sep. 23, 2024 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the creation of a coal dumping ground by Northeastern Coalfields Coal India Limited (NEC CIL) in the village of Malu Gaon (Assam), citing issues of displacement and threat to the environment. |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Fossil Fuel Protest | Sep. 21, 2024 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand climate justice and oppose ongoing fossil fuel investments. |
Multiple | September 2024 Global Climate Strike | Sep. 20, 2024 | 34,970 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To advocate for an end to fossil fuels as part of a nationwide and global climate strike. |
Belgium | Belgium Brussels Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Rally | Sep. 20, 2024 | 700 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that EU leaders sign the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to phase out fossil fuels. |
Ireland | Ireland Fracking Protest | Sep. 20, 2024 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for a ban of fracking initiatives in Ireland over environmental concerns. |
Sweden | Sweden Gavleborg Mining Protest | Sep. 19, 2024 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against proposed mining projects in Gavleborg, citing environmental damage. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Sulawesi Nickel Mining Protest | Sep. 14, 2024 | 100 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest the nickel mining activity in Central Sulawesi due to health and environmental concerns. |
Philippines | Philippines Coal Phaseout Rally | Sep. 13, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To urge the government to phaseout coal by 2035 and switch to renewable energy in Cebu. |
Germany | Germany Kottgeisering Wind Protest | Sep. 8, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest over the construction of 51 new wind turbines in Kottgeisering, citing harm to biodiversity and local forests. |
South Korea | South Korea Climate Action Rally | Sep. 7, 2024 | 30,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand climate action, protests in Seoul demanded government denuclearization, fossil-fuel phase-out, public renewable energy, and an end to ecologically damaging projects. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina Sutjeska Hydropower Protest | Sep. 7, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Sutjeska River due to environmental concerns. |
India | India Siand River Hydropower Protest | Aug. 31, 2024 | 600 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the proposed mega hydropower project on the Siand River, highlighting threats to land, livelihood and environment. |
Spain | Spain Molledo Wind Farm Protest | Aug. 20, 2024 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of a wind farm in Molledo, citing impact on local protected environment. |
United States | United States Main Offshore Wind Protest | Aug. 17, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against offshore wind project Vineyard Wind in Maine due to environmental concerns. |
South Korea | South Korea Tongyeong Offshore Wind Protest | Aug. 16, 2024 | >300 | To protest the construction of offshore wind power facilities in Tongyeong, citing environmental damage concerns and threat to the livelihood to local fishers. | |
Serbia | Serbia Rio Tinto Lithium Mine Protest | Aug. 10, 2024 | 40,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the planned construction of the Rio Tinto lithium mine in Serbia's Jadar Valley, with protesters in Belgrade blocking railway stations in Prokop and Novi Beograd, and a highway. |
Germany | Germany Borkum Gas Drilling Protest | Aug. 9, 2024 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest a planned gas drilling project by One-Dyas near Borkum, advocating for the environmental and climate goals of the region to be prioritized. |
South Korea | South Korea Danyangcheon Anti-Dam Protest | Aug. 9, 2024 | >5,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the government's climate-responsive Danyangcheon Dam construction plans due to environmental concerns. |
Taiwan | Taiwan Fangyuan Solar Protest | Aug. 7, 2024 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the solar plant development in Fangyuan, citing the need to protect the environment and local agriculture. |
Italy | Italy Savona Regasification Plant Protest | Jul. 27, 2024 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the regasification plant to be build between Savona and Vado Ligure. |
Peru | Peru Las Bambas Copper Mine Protest | Jul. 23, 2024 | >1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the Las Bambas copper mining project in Pumamarca over environmental impacts, impacts on local water sources, and police violence over protests. |
France | France Migne-Auxances Megabasins Protest | Jul. 19, 2024 | 4,000 | Agriculture | To protest against megabasins in Migne-Auxances, citing environmental concerns. |
Peru | Peru Tia Maria Copper Mine Protest | Jul. 19, 2024 | >1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest the Tía María copper mine in Arequipa, Peru, workers cited the pollution and environmental risk of the project on the region. |
Taiwan | Taiwan Gukeng Composting Plant Protest | Jul. 19, 2024 | 200 | To oppose the construction of a composting plant in Gukeng, Yunlin due to concerns about foul odors affecting their living environment. | |
Bolivia | Bolivia Petrobas Oil Protest | Jul. 12, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest oil projects that Petrobras was intending to carry out near the Flora y Fauna Tariquia natural reserve, citing environmental impact and lack of community approval for oil exploration. |
Scotland | Scotland St. Fittick's Park Encampment | Jul. 11, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the establishment of an Energy Transition Zone in St. Fittick's Park which they believe deploys unproven technology and will negatively impact community green space. The ETZ is being developed by industry to attract renewable energy investment. |
Germany | Germany Rugen LNG Protest | Jul. 6, 2024 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Rugen LNG terminal, calling for an end to imported gas from the US. |
South Korea | South Korea Agricultural Demonstration | Jul. 4, 2024 | 3,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To demand reforms to agricultural policy in the context of recurring climate disasters and to draw attention to the changing nature of agricultural work. |
Italy | Italy High-Speed Railroad Protest | Jul. 4, 2024 | 100 | To protest against the Turin-Lyon high-speed railroad project due to environmental concerns. | |
Germany | Germany Bavaria Gas Drilling Protest | Jul. 4, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against planned gas drilling in Landsberg am Lech, citing potential environmental impact and Bavaria's climate goals. |
Netherlands | Netherlands The Climate Chain Campaign | Jun. 23, 2024 | 30,000 | To raise awareness about climate change, activists formed a human chain on the beach. | |
Belgium | Belgium Brussels EU Climate Policy Rally | Jun. 23, 2024 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for EU Member States to include a climate policy, and impose a future ban on the use of fossil fuels. |
France | France Loulle Solar Protest | Jun. 23, 2024 | >500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of solar panels in Loulle, Courgogne-Franche-Comte, which locals deemed damaging to biodiversity. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Climate Action Rally | Jun. 23, 2024 | >10,000 | To demand more climate action. | |
United States | United States Summer of Heat Protest | Jun. 22, 2024 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose investments by Citigroup that are propagating environmental racism and fueling the climate emergency. |
United Kingdom | London Restore Nature Now March | Jun. 22, 2024 | >60,000 | To pressure the next UK administration to listen to public demands for climate action. | |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Climate Policy Rally | Jun. 22, 2024 | 50,000 | To call for a systematic change in climate policy and support environmental groups. | |
United States | United States Oregon Natural Gas Pipeline Protest | Jun. 13, 2024 | 350 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the expansion of the GTN XPress natural gas pipeline in Sunriver, Oregon due to environmental and community finance concerns. |
New Zealand | New Zealand Fast-Track Approvals Bills Protest | Jun. 8, 2024 | >1,500 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand the government withdraw the Fast-track Approvals Bill to prevent environmental degradation and maintain proper scrutiny of large mining and extraction projects. |
France | France Anti-Climaticidal Projects Protest | Jun. 7, 2024 | >10,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest "climaticidal" projects, including industrial projects that increase carbon emissions and disrupt local ecosystems. |
Germany | Germany Bicycle Protest | Jun. 7, 2024 | 600 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the expansion of the Südschnellweg and demand more investment into sustainable public transportation. |
Finland | Finland Storm Warning Protest | Jun. 7, 2024 | 2,000 | To call for the government to end state subsidies that are harmful to the environment. | |
Finland | Finland EU elections protest | Jun. 2, 2024 | >1,000 | To call for young people to vote for candidates committed to addressing environmental issues and fighting climate change in the EU elections. | |
Portugal | Lisbon Fossil Fuel Subsidies Protest | Jun. 1, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand an end to fossil fuel subsidies and support for a fair energy transition. |
Germany | Germany Schleswig-Holstein Climate Protest | May 31, 2024 | 1,500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for climate protection, democracy, more electricity from onshore wind and photovoltaics, and the inclusion of climate protection in the Schleswig-Holstein state constitution. |
Multiple | EU Fossil Fuels Phase-Out Protest | May 31, 2024 | >50,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for an EU-wide phase-out of coal, oil, and gas by 2035 and a doubling of investment in renewable energy and climate-neutral industries. |
Taiwan | Taiwan Kaohsiung City Solar Protest | May 30, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the development of a photovoltaic farm on a nearby mountain for being ecologically damaging. |
Italy | Italy Cagliari Energy Speculation Protest | May 30, 2024 | >2,000 | To protest against energy speculation and call for an immediate halt to the implementation of photovoltaic and wind power plants, the Tyrrhenian link project, and a nuclear waste repository project for environmental reasons. | |
Peru | Peru Sechura Bay Mining Protest | May 28, 2024 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against deep sea mining projects off the country's northern coast. |
France | France Anti-Amundi and Anti-TotalEnergies Protest | May 25, 2024 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against Amundi, one of the largest investors in TotalEnergies, and oppose the construction of new oil fields. |
Germany | Germany Hannover Car-Free Protest | May 25, 2024 | >2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To defend climate protection and call for a shift toward a car-free city center. |
Belgium | Belgium Antwerp Nature Protest | May 19, 2024 | 500 | To call for more attention to the place of hunters, fishers, farmers, horse lovers, and motocrossers in nature and denounce decisions made without consulting these groups while climate activists received attention. | |
Germany | Germany Stuttgart Air Travel Protest | May 18, 2024 | 175 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand measures against growing air traffic and call for an end to private jets, short-haul flights, and subsidized kerosene. |
Germany | Germany Engelskirchen Wind Protest | May 15, 2024 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the wind power plans of the environmental committee. |
Poland | Poland Down with the Green Deal Protest | May 10, 2024 | >10,000 | To demand the EU government stops pursuing a climate agenda and the Green New Deal. | |
Germany | Germany Tesla Plant Protest | May 10, 2024 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the presence of Tesla's Grunheide factory due to complaints about water consumption and local environmental degradation; protesters argue that there needs to be investment in public transportation instead of private cars. |
Spain | Spain Alicante Solar Protest | May 7, 2024 | 3,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against planned macro-solar plants and Torrevieja desalination plant expansion project. |
Australia | Australia Perth Woodside Energy Protest | Apr. 24, 2024 | 223 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand more robust engagement and actionable plans from Woodside Energy concerning climate change. |
Poland | Poland Bialystok Forestry Protest | Apr. 16, 2024 | 500 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against climate-related restrictions on logging. |
Spain | Spain Puerto Lumbreras Solar Protest | Apr. 12, 2024 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of a large photovoltaic solar plant on irrigated land. |
South Korea | South Korea Gaesu-Ri Solar Protest | Apr. 12, 2024 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the installation of solar power facilities. |
Germany | Germany Luneburg Wind Protest | Apr. 9, 2024 | 120 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned construction of a wind park in a forest near Deutsch Evern. |
France | France Strasbourg Climate Protest | Apr. 8, 2024 | 100 | To demand that the Swiss state be charged with insufficient climate action. | |
Austria | Austria Vienna Climate Protest | Apr. 6, 2024 | >200 | To demand a 'Right to Survival - Climate Protection in the Constitution'. | |
Netherlands | Netherlands Den Haag Fossil Fuel Protest | Apr. 6, 2024 | >400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the end of subsidies to large corporations using fossil fuels. |
New Zealand | New Zealand Climate Protest | Apr. 5, 2024 | >1,250 | To demand that the government maintain their ban on gas and oil exploration, end the development Fast Track Approvals bill, uphold the Maori version of the Treaty of Waitangi, provide climate education for all, lower the voting age to 16, and fight for a free Palestine. | |
South Korea | South Korean Coal Plant Protest | Mar. 30, 2024 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that workers at the coal-fired power plants slated for closure be guaranteed job security. |
United States | United States Albany NY Heat Act Rally | Mar. 28, 2024 | >100 | To demand support for the NY Heat Act to mandate emission reduction targets and climate justice. | |
Australia | Australia March in March | Mar. 24, 2024 | 4,000 | To oppose deforestation and demand better legal protections for the natural world. | |
France | France Flamanville Nuclear Protest | Mar. 23, 2024 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the launch of the Flamanville nuclear power plant and condemn nuclear energy. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Eindhoven Private Jet Protest | Mar. 23, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against private jet flights, activists glued themselves to the concrete outside of the Eindhoven airport to demand a reduction in flights and increased climate action. |
Spain | Spain Santander Wind Protest | Mar. 23, 2024 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce negative impact on environment, aquifers, natural reserves and archaeological sites from wind farms in Cantabrian mountains. |
Austria | Austria Wien Student Protest | Mar. 21, 2024 | >250 | To demand implementation of recommendations from the National Climate Council and constitutional recognition of the right to climate protection. | |
United States | United States Albany Climate, Jobs & Justice Package Rally | Mar. 20, 2024 | >500 | To demand the passage of the Climate, Jobs & Justice package at the State House, which included the NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act, Just Energy Transition Act, and Climate Change Superfund. | |
United States | United States California Anti-Wind Farm Protest | Mar. 9, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that wind farms not be built along the Central Coast. |
Poland | Poland Warsaw Farmers Protest | Mar. 6, 2024 | >1,000 | Agriculture | To protest EU environmental regulations and imports of cheap Ukrainian grain. |
India | India Ladakh Climate Protest | Mar. 6, 2024 | >1,000 | To demand climate action from the Indian government and land autonomy in Ladakh. | |
Spain | Spain Ribagorza Anti-Photovoltaic Protest | Mar. 3, 2024 | >500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned macro-photovoltaic parks in Ribagorza. |
Germany | Germany Stoppt Fossile Subventionen | Mar. 2, 2024 | 230 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the cessation of fossil fuel subsidies, Last Generation blockaded the B96 in Germany. |
Austria | Austria Wien Constitution Protest | Mar. 2, 2024 | 300 | To demand that the constitution include a fundamental right to climate protection. | |
Germany | Germany Climate, Transportation, and Verdi Trade Union Protest | Mar. 1, 2024 | >10,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To advocate for increased investment in public transportation sector using the slogan #WirFahrenZusammen (We’re driving together) through a week-long strike with Verdi Union and Fridays for Future Coalition. |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | DRC Kinshasa Critical Minerals Protest | Mar. 1, 2024 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the critical mineral agreement signed on February 19, 2024, between the EU and Rwanda, which protestors viewed as promoting the plundering of natural resources and M23 conflict. |
Pakistan | Pakistan Karachi Insurance Protest | Feb. 27, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand insurance companies stop insuring expansion and operations of fossil fuels projects. |
United States | United States New York Insurance Protest | Feb. 27, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that AIG, Chubb, and Tokio Marine divest from fossil fuels and invest in action against climate change. |
Spain | Spain Farmers Protest | Feb. 21, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest excessive regulation and demand the loosening of the EU climate agricultural provisions. |
Australia | Australia Perth Browse Gas Expansion Protest | Feb. 20, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against Woodside's proposed Browse Gas expansion of the Burrup in Pilbara. |
Greece | Greece Farmers Protest | Feb. 19, 2024 | 8,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To protest rising fuel costs and the EU Common Agricultural Policy. |
Germany | Germany Kiel Public Transportation Protest | Feb. 16, 2024 | 2,500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand better public transportation to tackle climate change. |
France | France Bordeaux Oil Drilling Protest | Feb. 11, 2024 | 1,200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against new oil well drilling projects in the Arcachon Basin. |
Poland | Poland Poznan Farmers Protest | Feb. 9, 2024 | >1,400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To protest pro-climate EU policies, protesters drove tractors to the office of the regional governor in Poznan. |
Italy | Italy Farmers Protest | Feb. 9, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To protest against EU farming policies, price spikes, and reduced profit. |
Canada | Canada Quebec Northvolt Battery Protest | Feb. 4, 2024 | >500 | To demand that the Northvolt batter plant in Monteregie undergo an independent environmental study before construction. | |
Germany | Germany Uberherm Anti-Battery Factory Protest | Feb. 3, 2024 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against a planned solar factory in Lislerfeld due to potential hazardous substance pollution and type of jobs. |
United States | United States Hartford Climate Protest | Feb. 2, 2024 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to clean air and water, and a stable climate, as well as protesting against an expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the state. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Fossil Fuel Subsidy Protest | Jan. 27, 2024 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To protest the country’s fossil fuel subsidies, protesters created a highway blockade. |
France | France Farmers Protest | Jan. 26, 2024 | >70,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To protest state subsidies for the diesel fuel used in trucks and other farming machinery. |
Malaysia | Malaysia Selangor Incinerator Protest | Jan. 21, 2024 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Batu Arang waste-to-energy incinerator plant due to environmental concerns. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Nijmegen Energy Plant Protest | Jan. 13, 2024 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of an energy plant on Nijmegen-West, citing environmental concerns. |
Germany | Germany Nationwide Farmer Blockades | Jan. 8, 2024 | >10,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To protest the Dutch government's decision to phase out a tax break on agricultural diesel as tied to the German 2024 budget. |
Philippines | Philippines Global Day of Action for Climate Justice March | Dec. 9, 2023 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand green transition towards renewable energy and the phase out of fossil fuels. |
Belgium | Belgium Brussels COP28 Protest | Dec. 3, 2023 | >20,000 | To demand more action on climate change from COP leaders. | |
Spain | Spain Valencia Solar Demonstrations | Nov. 26, 2023 | 130 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest planned macro-solar plants due to impact on the environment and tourism. |
Australia | Australia Kayak Blockade | Nov. 25, 2023 | 1,500 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To block Australia’s largest coal port and halt the export of approximately 500,000 tonnes of coal using a 30-hour kayak blockade; 300 participants in kayaks. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom London Oil License Protest | Nov. 18, 2023 | >500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for climate action and demand the government halt all new oil and gas licenses. |
Australia | Australia School Strike 4 Climate | Nov. 17, 2023 | >1,100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the Australian federal government shift focus away from dependence on fossil fuels in Australia’s energy generation. |
Netherlands | Netherlands General Election Climate Action Protest | Nov. 12, 2023 | >70,000 | To demand climate action ahead of Dutch General Election; largest Dutch climate protest to date. | |
South Africa | South Africa TotalEnergies Offshore Drilling Protest | Nov. 4, 2023 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand an end to TotalEnergies (French multinational company) offshore drilling for oil and gas. |
Panama | Panama Copper Mining Protests | Nov. 3, 2023 | >10,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest copper mining operations conducted by Minera Panama, the local subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals in the Colon province, demonstrators engaged in a weeks long campaign. |
Panama | Panama Panama City Copper Mine Protest | Oct. 26, 2023 | >3,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the mining law approving a copper mine, protestors demanded an indefinite end to metal mining. |
Multiple | World Food Day 2023 with Asia Day of Action on Food and Climate | Oct. 19, 2023 | >1,000 | Agriculture | To promote human security, call out the inequalities in the global food system, and warn against the escalating impacts of climate change. |
Germany | Germany Saarland Steel Protest | Oct. 19, 2023 | >6,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest for the future of the metal industry and the pledge of subsidies for the climate-friendly conversion of the Saarland steel industry. |
Italy | Italy Bari Ilva Plant Protest | Oct. 6, 2023 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest in favor of the electric reconversion of the Ilva plant and against the Poseidon pipeline. |
Germany | Germany Munchen Pro-Wind Protest | Oct. 6, 2023 | 800 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for the abolition of the 10-H rule, which makes it difficult to build wind turbines near residential buildings, and for a new climate protection law. |
Switzerland | Switzerland Bern Climate Justice Protest | Sep. 30, 2023 | 60,000 | To call for state action against climate change. | |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Rosebank Oilfield Protest | Sep. 30, 2023 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the government's approval of Rosebank offshore oilfield development. |
Germany | Germany Subsidized Electricity Prices Protest | Sep. 28, 2023 | >1,300 | To demand the introduction of subsidized electricity prices for companies to make production more climate-friendly and reduce international competition. | |
Singapore | Singapore Climate Action Rally | Sep. 23, 2023 | 1,400 | To rally for more decisive climate action in Singapore. | |
South Korea | South Korea Seoul Climate Justice Rally | Sep. 23, 2023 | 30,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for systemic changes based on climate justice, protect people against climate disasters, secure jobs while phasing out nuclear energy and fossil fuels, expand public transport, hold polluters accountable. |
Germany | Germany Mukran LNG Terminal Protest | Sep. 23, 2023 | >700 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the commissioning of LNG infrastructure in Mukran and demand a halt to construction of LNG terminals in Germany. |
United States | United States New York March to End Fossil Fuels | Sep. 17, 2023 | 75,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for a ban on fossil fuels and call for federal action against climate change as part of Climate Week. |
Taiwan | Taiwan Chishang Photovoltaic Plant Protest | Sep. 17, 2023 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of a photovoltaic energy plant in Chisang. |
Multiple | Global Climate Strike (September 2023) | Sep. 15, 2023 | >1,000,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand for increased climate protections, an end to oil and gas, and for richer nations to invest more in low-carbon energy. |
Germany | Germany Hamburg Climate Funds Protest | Sep. 15, 2023 | 22,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the implementation of promised climate funds to tackle carbon and energy prices, and for more laws to reduce emissions by 65% by 2030 alongside an exit from fossil fuels. |
Australia | Australia Santos Project Protest | Sep. 14, 2023 | 1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest the Santos oil and gas company's coal-seam gas project (CSG) in the Piliga State Forest. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Anti-Fossil Fuel Subsidies Protest | Sep. 10, 2023 | >10,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that the Dutch government stop the use of fossil fuel subsidies. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom London Drilling License Protest | Sep. 4, 2023 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the approval of 100 new drilling licenses in the North Sea and demand that the government stop issuing new licenses for oil and gas. |
Switzerland | Switzerland Haute-Sorne Geothermal Protest | Sep. 2, 2023 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the deep geothermal energy project in Haute-Sorne. |
United States | United States Washington Forest Protest | Aug. 23, 2023 | >100 | To demand the protection of mature-growth forests to combat climate change. | |
South Africa | South Africa Johannesburg BRICS Protest | Aug. 22, 2023 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand a halt to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). |
United States | United States Lake Erie Wind Protest | Aug. 19, 2023 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the potential installation of wind turbines in Lake Erie. |
Spain | Spain Balmaseda Wind Protest | Aug. 16, 2023 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of wind turbines in Balmaseda. |
Australia | Australia New South Wales Hunter Offshore Wind Protest | Aug. 15, 2023 | >3,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Hunter Offshore Wind project. |
United States | United States Portland Naked Bike Rally | Aug. 12, 2023 | >2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest oil dependency due to environmental concerns. |
Australia | Australia Beetaloo Basin Fracking Protest | Aug. 8, 2023 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the government stop fracking activity in the Beetaloo Basin, and urge the government to withdraw the subsidy for the Middle Arm project in Darwin Harbor. |
Germany | Germany Hamburg-Hanover Railway Rally | Aug. 4, 2023 | 450 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand a climate-friendly transport policy, specifically the construction of the Hamburg-Hannover railway line along the A7. |
South Korea | South Korea Coal-Plant Protest | Aug. 2, 2023 | >1000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of coal-plant near Maengbang, “Butter Beach,” popularized by hit BTS 2021 song “Butter”. |
Taiwan | Taiwan Miaoli City Solar Energy Protest | Jul. 29, 2023 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of a solar energy plant alongside the Xihu River Park in Miaoli City. |
Türkiye | Türkiye Yenikoy Coal Mine Counter-Protest | Jul. 25, 2023 | 2,750 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against environmental groups who oppose deforestation for the expansion of the coal mines, workers from the Yenikoy thermal power plant and coal mine demonstrated in Milas. |
Germany | Germany Neustadt an der Weinstrasse Geoterhaml Protest | Jul. 18, 2023 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against Vulcan Ressourcen's planned lithium factory construction with deep geothermal energy. |
Belgium | Belgium Flemalle Energy Plant Protest | Jul. 5, 2023 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against Engie energy's planned gas-fueled energy plant construction. |
Iraq | Iraq Al-Gharraf Oil Field Protest | Jul. 2, 2023 | >50 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the emissions from Al-Gharraf oil field in Rifai. |
France | France SLT Protest | Jun. 28, 2023 | >2,300 | To denounce the dissolution of the SLT environmental collective. | |
Switzerland | Switzerland Muttenz Gas Terminal Protest | Jun. 24, 2023 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest a planned LNG terminal in Muttenz. |
Taiwan | Taiwan Changhua Solar Energy Plant Protest | Jun. 20, 2023 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the planned solar energy plant in Changhua County. |
Germany | Germany Borkum Anti-Gas Drilling in the North Sea Protest | Jun. 18, 2023 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose gas drilling in the North Sea, Greenpeace activists demonstrated on Borkum; standing across the beach, protesters formed a human oil rig and then transformed it into a human sun. |
Italy | Italy Bologna Flood Protest | Jun. 17, 2023 | >1000 | Climate Adaptation | To protest the local administration's management of the territory following the flooding on 16 May 2023, local activists staged a demonstration and piled mud in front of the building. |
Philippines | Philippines ADB Fossil Fuel Protest | Jun. 13, 2023 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the ADB discontinue support for fossil fuels and carbon energy projects, with protests coinciding with the opening of the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023. |
South Africa | South Africa Stop EACOP Protest | Jun. 12, 2023 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the Standard Bank halts investment in fossil fuels and withdraws support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. |
Spain | Spain 2023 Caceres Lithium Mining Protest | Jun. 10, 2023 | 500 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against a lithium mine project in Caceres, Extremadura. |
France | France Cerily Methanizer Protest | Jun. 3, 2023 | 120 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the installation of a methanizer in Cerily. |
Australia | Australia Hunter Offshore Wind Support Protest | Jun. 3, 2023 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest in support of the Hunter Offshore Wind renewable energy project. |
United States | United States Amazon Workers' Climate Protest | May 31, 2023 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call Amazon to more aggressively pursue its climate goals and commit to zero emissions by 2030. Protest held in response to Amazon's corporate stakeholder meeting. |
Australia | Australia National Australian Bank Coal Protest | May 31, 2023 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand that the National Australia Bank in Sydney end its funding to coal mining companies. |
Germany | Germany Mukran LNG Protest | May 28, 2023 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of a LNG terminal in Mukran. |
Switzerland | Switzerland Climate and Innovation Act Protest | May 27, 2023 | 1,500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the adoption of the Climate and Innovation Act to achieve climate neutrality in Switzerland by 2050. |
France | France Total Energies Protest | May 26, 2023 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that Total Energies' shareholders reduce the company's impact on climate change and environmental decline at the shareholders annual meeting. |
Germany | Germany ALG Protest | May 26, 2023 | ~3,000 | To denounce the nationwide raids against members of Uprising of the Last Generation. | |
Switzerland | Switzerland Glovelier Anti-Fracking Protest | May 7, 2023 | >1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against fracking projects in Jura. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Fossil Fuels Hague Protest | May 1, 2023 | >7,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose government subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, and to encourage government support of Dutch peoples’ desire for climate action. |
Spain | Spain Galicia Wind Farm Protest | Apr. 23, 2023 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against 77 wind farms planned in Santiago de Compostela, demanding a fair and sustainable energy transition. |
Greece | Greece Mount Oeta Wind Farm Protest | Apr. 23, 2023 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against 5 wind farms planned for installation on Mount Oeta. |
United States | United States Michigan Battery Plant Protest | Apr. 22, 2023 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the proposed battery plant in Big Rapids due to the company's ties to China and environmental impact. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom The Big One Earth Day Weekend | Apr. 21, 2023 | >60,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To issue two demands of the UK government on Earth Day: 1) all licenses, approvals, and funding for fossil fuel projects must end and 2) there must be the creation of a Citizen Climate Assembly; organized by Extinction Rebellion. |
Hungary | Hungary God Battery Plant Protest | Apr. 17, 2023 | >500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Samsung battery plant. |
Germany | Germany Ostseebad Binz LNG Protest | Apr. 15, 2023 | 1,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against plans to build LNG terminal in the city. |
Australia | Australia Brisbane National Australia Bank Protest | Apr. 5, 2023 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that the National Australia Bank stop investing in Whitehaven Coal. |
United States | United States New York Climate Package Protest | Mar. 28, 2023 | 400 | To demand the passage of the Climate, Jobs & Justice Package which would combat climate change. | |
Netherlands | Netherlands Eindhoven Airport Protest | Mar. 25, 2023 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that the airport stop environmental pollution, stick to climate regulations, and decrease the number of leaving flights. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Farmers Protest | Mar. 23, 2023 | >10,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To oppose government plans to limit nitrogen emissions, a policy that protesters say will spell the end of many farms and hit food production. |
Multiple | Global Climate Strike (March 2023) | Mar. 23, 2023 | >1,000,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for stronger action on climate change, decrease reliance on fossil fuels; demonstrations occurred in at least 54 countries. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Cianjur Geothermal Protest | Mar. 21, 2023 | >300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of a geothermal power plant in Gede Pangrango Mount. |
Hungary | Hungary Gyor Battery Protest | Mar. 20, 2023 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of a battery plant in the Gyorszentistvan neighborhood. |
South Korea | South Korea Daehwa Wind Protest | Mar. 16, 2023 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the construction of wind power plants in their region due to concerns over damage to the clean environment. |
Germany | Germany Climate Protection Referendum | Mar. 11, 2023 | >7,200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for people to vote in favor of climate protection in the 3/26/2023 referendum to obtain climate neutrality. |
Spain | Spain A Coruna Wind Protest | Mar. 11, 2023 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the plans to establish offshore wind farms in Cantabria, protestors gathered in A Coruna. |
United States | United States DC Rally for Resilience | Mar. 7, 2023 | >100 | Agriculture | To call for measures to combat climate change to be added to a proposed farm spending bill in Congress. |
Namibia | Namibia Uis Mining Protest | Mar. 3, 2023 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against a Chinese-owned tin mining company in the area. |
Germany | Germany Rugen LNG Terminal Protest | Feb. 25, 2023 | 2,900 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of an LNG terminal airport on Rugen in Baabe. |
Hungary | Hungary Debrecen Battery Protest | Feb. 9, 2023 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of a battery plant near the city. |
South Korea | South Korea Bongpyeong Wind Protest | Feb. 2, 2023 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the construction of wind power plants, residents from different villages selected for potential wind plants staged a protest at the Bongpyeong Traditional Market. |
Germany | Germany Lingen Nuclear Protest, 2023 | Jan. 21, 2023 | 115 | To demonstrate against the operation of the Emsland nuclear power plant. | |
Germany | Germany Lutzerath Mining Protest | Jan. 18, 2023 | 600 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest in solidarity with the people of Lutzerath who will be affected by lignite mining. |
Bulgaria | Bulgaria Montana Solar Protest | Jan. 14, 2023 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest the intended floating solar park on the Ogosta Dam due to concerns that it will affect fish populations and recreational opportunities. |
Multiple | Germany Lutzerath Open-Pit Protest | Jan. 4, 2023 | >18,100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the development of the Lutzerath open-pit coal mine. |
Germany | Germany Gottingen Climate Criminalization Protest | Dec. 17, 2022 | 100 | To call for the release of all currently imprisoned climate activists and protest against the criminalization of the climate movement. | |
France | France Jonzac Wind Protest | Dec. 11, 2022 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the planned installation of wind turbines in Charente-Maritime and the Haute-Saintonge region. |
United States | United States DC Mountain Valley Pipeline Protest | Dec. 2, 2022 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against a deal between Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Chuck Schumer which would fast track permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline in exchange for Manchin's vote on the Inflation Reduction Act. |
Serbia | Serbia Sabac Mining Protest | Nov. 28, 2022 | 150 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To voice dissatisfaction with the outcomes of the previous protests against lithium mining companies in Serbia and the fact that fewer ecological activists are willing to defend the Serbian environment. |
Colombia | Colombia Medellín Hydro Protest | Nov. 16, 2022 | >800 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against uncertainty regarding the start of operations at Hidroituango hydroelectric plant. |
United Kingdom | United Kingdom Barclays Climate Protest | Nov. 14, 2022 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand that Barclays stop providing financing for fossil fuel projects. |
Germany | Germany Munich Climate Protest | Nov. 13, 2022 | 1,000 | To call for the release of about a dozen climate activists held in preventive detention. | |
Multiple | Global Day of Action for Climate Justice | Nov. 9, 2022 | >11,350 | To call for climate protection on the occasion of COP 27. | |
Germany | Germany Neckarwestheim Nuclear Protest | Nov. 6, 2022 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demonstrate against extending the decision to keep the three remaining nuclear plants operating. |
Denmark | Denmark Copenhagen People's Climate March | Oct. 30, 2022 | 50,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To call for a reduction in animal production and emissions from agriculture, a ban on fossil fuel powered vehicles by 2025, and to abolish government subsidies to fossil fuel-related companies |
Norway | Norway Tromso Oil Protest | Oct. 29, 2022 | 120 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose the planned development of an offshore oil field in the Barents Sea as well as to ban oil exploration in the Arctic and Barents regions. |
Israel | Israel Climate Inaction Protest | Oct. 28, 2022 | >15,000 | To call on the government to take stronger action on climate change and adopt an improved climate bill. | |
Belgium | Belgium Brussels Climate Protest | Oct. 23, 2022 | 30,000 | To demand action against climate change. | |
Italy | Italy Bologna Road Protest | Oct. 22, 2022 | 30,000 | To protest against the construction of a road that activists claimed would contribute towards air pollution and to call for climate justice. | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Farm Animal Emissions Tax Protest | Oct. 20, 2022 | >1000 | Agriculture | To demand that the New Zealand government drop its plan to adopt a tax on agricultural gases and biogenic methane. |
France | France March Against High Living Costs and Climate Inaction | Oct. 16, 2022 | >140,000 | To call for increased investment in combatting the climate crisis as well as stronger government action against inflation and rising prices, especially in the energy sector. | |
Germany | Germany Lingen Nuclear Protest, 2022 | Oct. 1, 2022 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand a clear commitment from the federal and state governments to finally switch off all three nuclear power plants by the end of the year. |
France | France Saint-Soulle Methanation Protest | Sep. 29, 2022 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce a local methanation unit construction project. |
France | France Corcoue-sur-Logne Biogas Protest | Sep. 29, 2022 | 350 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the largest biogas plant in France. |
Multiple | 2022 Global Climate Strike Protest | Sep. 24, 2022 | >30,000 | To call for greater action in response to the climate crisis and to call for increased aid to countries suffering disproportionate effects. | |
South Africa | South Africa Cape Town Climate Protest | Sep. 24, 2022 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand a permanent Parliamentary Committee on the Climate Crisis, changes to the education curriculum to support climate education, and a commitment to end all fossil fuel electricity production by 2035. |
Italy | Italy Ancona Flood Protest | Sep. 23, 2022 | 300 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against the regional environmental policies that allegedly resulted in the death of 12 people during a recent flood. |
Multiple | Global Climate Strike (September 2022) | Sep. 23, 2022 | >204,604 | To call for climate action and climate justice. | |
France | France Ajaccio Biofuel Protest | Sep. 10, 2022 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce the recent announcement of a supply of biofuel to the new power plant of Vazzio, at the expense of liquefied natural gas. |
United States | United States Washington Pipeline Protest | Sep. 8, 2022 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call on lawmakers to reject a side deal passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act which would expedite the creation of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. |
Colombia | Colombia San Gil Coal Protest | Sep. 7, 2022 | 150 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand the revocation of the environmental license for open-pit coal extraction near a natural park. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Denpasar LNG Protests | Aug. 21, 2022 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the construction of an LNG terminal in their village. |
United States | United States New York Schumer Protest | Aug. 18, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demonstrate against a "side deal" they claim Senators Schumer and Manchin reached to overhaul building and environmental review processes and speed up the approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. |
Germany | Germany Wilhelmshaven LNG Protests | Aug. 12, 2022 | 400 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To block the construction site of a planned import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Wilhelmshaven at Jade-Weser-Port and Hooksiel against the gas pipeline and expansion of fossil gas infrastructures. |
Germany | Germany Hamburg LNG Protests | Aug. 10, 2022 | 1,500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demonstrate against the liquefied natural gas terminals planned by the German government. |
Spain | Spain Ponferrada Forest Protest | Jul. 23, 2022 | 300 | Climate Adaptation | To protest against the lack of forest planning regarding the recent fires in the region and demand the resignation of the president of the Junta de Castilla y Leon, Alfonso Fernandez Manueco, and the Minister of the Environment, Juan Carlos Suarez -Quinones. |
France | France La Chapelle-Neuve Gas Protest | Jul. 2, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce the project to build a methanation plant in the area. |
Italy | Italy Piombino LNG Protest | Jul. 1, 2022 | 4,500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To protest against a regasification plant in Piombino. |
Netherlands | Netherlands Farmer Emissions Protest | Jun. 22, 2022 | >1000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To demand that the Dutch government drop its plan to adopt strict restrictions on nitrogen and ammonia restrictions, which could lead farmers to reduce livestock holdings. |
Indonesia | Indonesia Arahan Coal Protest | Jun. 16, 2022 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose the coal mining activity in their village. |
France | France Strasbourg Geothermal Protest | Jun. 11, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce the environmental consequences of generating geothermal power. |
Malaysia | Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Dam Protest | Jun. 8, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Gua Musang. |
Malaysia | Malaysia Putrajaya Dam Protest | Jun. 7, 2022 | 150 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Gua Musang. |
Spain | Spain Santiago de Compostela Wind Protest | Jun. 5, 2022 | >2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand an 'energy alternative' to wind power. |
United States | United States Portland Pipeline Protest | Jun. 4, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against an energy company, Zenith Energy, for transporting oil through the city. |
Germany | Germany Kiel Climate Protest, 2022 | May 27, 2022 | 300 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand the new government guarantee a faster expansion of wind energy, climate neutral rail connections, and an end to subsidies for fossil fuels. |
Malta | Malta Mgarr Solar Protest | May 21, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Electorfix group, which appealed a planning refusal for the development of a solar farm. |
Philippines | Philippines Koronadal Mining Protest | May 18, 2022 | >1,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To condemn and oppose the provincial board's decision to lift the provincial ban on open-pit mining. |
France | France Sarlande Wind Protest | May 16, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce wind turbine projects in the region. |
France | France Vigneux-de-Bretagne Gas Station Protest | Apr. 26, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the construction of a gas station. |
France | France Forcalquier Solar Protest | Apr. 26, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce the deforestation caused by photovoltaic projects in the region. |
United States | United States Albany Green New Deal Protest | Apr. 22, 2022 | 1,000 | To call on state legislature to pass 12 proposals that would address the climate crisis. | |
United States | United States Madison Pipeline Protest | Apr. 22, 2022 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for climate action at the University of Wisconsin and the state of Wisconsin and to protest the Line 5 pipeline. |
Multiple | 2022 Earth Day Protests | Apr. 22, 2022 | >10,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for stronger action on climate change and decreased reliance on fossil fuels. |
South Korea | South Korea Hansu Wind Protest | Apr. 20, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Agriculture | To oppose construction of the offshore wind power plant in Jeju over declining fish stocks and environmental destruction concerns. |
Spain | Spain Porto de Sanabria Renewable Protest | Apr. 16, 2022 | 2,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To oppose renewable macro-projects in the counties of Sanabria, Carballeda, and Cabrera. |
Türkiye | Türkiye Arakli Hydro Protest | Apr. 10, 2022 | 200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand suspension of a hydropower plant. |
United States | United States Grant Town Manchin Protest | Apr. 9, 2022 | 200 | To demand Senator Joe Manchin support the Build Back Better Act. | |
Multiple | Europe Climate Protest | Apr. 9, 2022 | 47,160 | To call for a better future and for measures against the climate emergency. | |
Australia | Australia Sydney Coal Protest | Apr. 8, 2022 | >100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demand protection of the Pilliga forest from the oil and gas company Santos' coal seam gas extraction project. |
Germany | Germany Garzweiler Coal Mine Protest | Apr. 1, 2022 | >15,000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To oppose the demolition of a village for the expansion of the Garzweier coal mine in Northwest Germany. |
India | India Rajapur Oil Protest | Mar. 30, 2022 | >200 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To protest against the Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited oil refinery project over environmental concerns. |
Multiple | Global Climate Strike (March 2022) | Mar. 25, 2022 | >250,510 | To denounce the climate crisis, call for climate action, and condemn the war in Ukraine. | |
Germany | Germany Uberherrn Battery Protest | Mar. 19, 2022 | 700 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demonstrate against the planned construction of a Chinese battery manufacturer (SVolt). |
Türkiye | Türkiye Guzelbahce Coal Protest | Mar. 12, 2022 | >200 | Agriculture Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest legislation that will allow coal mining activities in agricultural areas used for olive production. |
Brazil | Brazil Stand for the Earth Protest | Mar. 9, 2022 | >1000 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To show opposition to a series of environment and climate-related bills under consideration by Brazil's Congress that would open up mining, loosen environmental restrictions, and increase logging in the Amazon. |
Germany | Germany Kassel Wind Protest | Mar. 5, 2022 | 500 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To call for a rapid expansion of wind energy in northern Hesse. |
Germany | Germany Ukraine Climate Protest | Mar. 5, 2022 | 128,500 | To denounce the war in Ukraine and its consequences for the climate. | |
France | France Preuilly-sur-Claise Wind Protest | Feb. 12, 2022 | 100 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To denounce implementation projects of windmills in the region. |
United States | United States The People’s State of the Union Rally | Jan. 28, 2022 | >200 | To call on President Biden to make good on campaign promises regarding climate, health care, and immigration. | |
Peru | Peru Capacmarca Mining Protest | Jan. 27, 2022 | >200 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To complain about the copper mining agreements signed between the mining company MMG Las Bambas. |
United States | United States New York City Green New Deal Protest | Jan. 25, 2022 | >200 | To urge Kathy Hochul to support a Green New Deal for New York by passing 11 climate bills. | |
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan Kyzyl-Alma Coal Protest | Jan. 22, 2022 | >24 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions Mining and Mineral Resources | To demand the shutdown of a local coal mining company. |
Serbia | Serbia Pesja Mining Protest | Jan. 15, 2022 | 130 | Mining and Mineral Resources | To protest against the planned construction of the Rio Tinto lithium mine. |
Argentina | Argentina Mar del Plata Oil Protest | Jan. 4, 2022 | >3,000 | Fossil Fuels and Emissions | To demonstrate against the resolution 436/2021, authorizing a Norwegian company to do offshore oil exploitation. |