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Several hundred climate activists tried Tuesday to prevent heavy machinery from reaching an abandoned village in Germany that is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine as police pushed back protesters and removed roadblocks ahead of a possible clearance this week.

Activists say demolishing the village to extract the coal beneath would cause huge greenhouse gas emissions.

Citizen anger drove antigovernment protests globally to a new high in 2022, revealed data from the Carnegie Endowment’s Global Protest Tracker.

Climate activists have made headlines around the world this year for their controversial stunts, but once the media attention dies down, what happens to them?

Looking for a good Christmas deed? Writing to a protester behind bars is a very cheap way to show solidarity.

A climate change activist who suspended himself above a train track at a Sydney port has avoided jail despite his "irresponsible, unlawful" ...

The ban on climate gatherings will run until at least 8 January.

Over the past few months, activists have targeted priceless works of art to call attention to the climate crisis. These viral moments are grabbing attention, but is the message getting through? We look at how these protests could be both helping and hurting in the fight against climate change.

Nearly 900 vehicles have had their tires let down this week in an organized global campaign stretching from New York to Amsterdam.

A string of protests involved hurling food at famous artwork. Activists say they hope the demonstrations are a wake-up call about the climate crisis.