Extinction Rebellion activists infiltrate Paris Motor Show to glue themselves to Ferrari supercars
- Dozen members of XR were protesting against the ‘individual car model’
- Image showed the eco activists clutching banner during their demonstration
- They held the banner above three red sports cars covered in black paint
- Eleven people were arrested after the protest at the Paris Motor Show last night
Activists from Extinction Rebellion last night glued themselves to Ferrari supercars at the Paris Motor Show.
The dozen members of XR were protesting against the ‘individual car model’ that is promoted by the industry.
An image showed the eco activists clutching a banner which said ‘Global of self-destruction’.
The banner was held above three red sports cars that were covered in black paint.
Of the dozen, four of the activists sat on the floor with their hands glued to the hoods of the cars.
Footage shows the protesters chanting as groups of people at the Motor Show watched on and walked past.
XR said that eleven people were arrested after the protest last night.
The dozen members of XR were protesting against the ‘individual car model’ that is promoted by the industry. An image showed the eco activists clutching a banner which said ‘Global of self-destruction’, pictured
The banner was held above three red sports cars that were covered in black paint. Of the dozen, four of the activists sat on the floor with their hands glued to the hoods of the cars, pictured
The group wrote a series of tweets after the event and explained that they had glued themselves to the stand at the Paris Motor Show for several minutes.
XR said: ‘The activists denounce a polluting industry which seeks to wash away its image with the help of green vehicles but continue to promote the individual car as the transport of the future.
The group also stated that they want companies to stop advertising individual vehicles and are asking that there is an improvement in public transport to reduce what they described as ‘mobility precariousness.’
Footage shows the protesters chanting as groups of people at the Motor Show watched on and walked past, pictured
Activists from XR say that promoting individual vehicles as transport of the future is ‘absurd’ due to the current prices of electricity and fuel.
The group estimated that at the moment, cars currently cost 350 euros per month to run.
XR also stated that motors and batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles are made from materials where exploitation is ‘extremely costly’ in terms of human lives, energy and pollution.
Also in the press release, XR stated that motors and batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles are made from materials where exploitation is ‘extremely costly’ in terms of human lives, energy and pollution.
XR said that eleven people were arrested after the protest last night. Pictured: The protesters glued to the cars
Pictured: People walk past the protesters as they sit and stand at the event in Paris
It comes days after a separate group of eco activists glued themselves to the floor of a Porsche showroom in Germany.
They had vowed to remain there until their demands for the government to decarbonise the German transport sector were met but were removed and arrested yesterday.
The group of 9 activists from the Scientist Rebellion group glued their hands to the floor of the Autostadt, a Volkswagan museum in the northern city of Wolfsburg, Germany.
The eco activists, most of whom wore white lab coats, remained sitting on the floor – surrounded by the Porsches – for nearly 24 hours and were refusing to leave after spending the night there.
Some of the activists were on hunger strike, while others complained that Volkswagen had denied their request to have a bowl so that they could go to the toilet ‘in a decent manner’ while they were glued to the floor.
A group of eco activists glued themselves to the floor of a Porsche showroom in Germany and vowed to remain there until their demands to decarbonise the German transport sector were met. They were yesterday removed by police
The group of 9 activists from the Scientist Rebellion group glued their hands to the floor of the Autostadt, a Volkswagan museum in the northern city of Wolfsburg, Germany
Meanwhile, other Scientist Rebellion protesters threw red ink on the steps in front of the VW factory in Wolfsburg before holding up signs which read ‘no new car factory’
Meanwhile, other Scientist Rebellion protesters threw red ink on the steps in front of the VW factory in Wolfsburg before holding up signs which read ‘no new car factory’.
One of the activists, PhD student Teresa Santos, tweeted that the activists remained inside the showroom after 19 hours stuck to the floor.
‘We’re not doing this because we like it,’ Santos said. ‘We don’t, but business as usual isn’t enough to face the climate and ecological crisis. We’re acting like we’re in an emergency because we are in an emergency.’
Gianluca Grimalda, a researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy who is part of the protest, said in a video from the floor of the Porsche showroom that the activists are there to ‘denounce the responsibility of Volkswagen in the climate emergency that we are facing’.
He continued: ‘Volkzwagan is the largest car manufacturer in Europe and the second largest in the world and the car sector has a huge responsibility in the climate emergency – 12 per cent of CO2 emissions that come from the car sector.’
The group are calling for an introduction of a speed limit on motorways in Germany and an introduction of a pass that would allow the public to travel on public transport in the country for nine euros.
Grimalda added that ‘we must stop CO2 emissions and we must decarbonise’.
The eco activists had remained sitting on the floor – surrounded by the Porsches – for nearly 24 hours and were refusing to leave after spending the night there
Some of the activists were on hunger strike, while others complained that Volkswagen had denied their request to have a bowl so that they could go to the toilet ‘in a decent manner’ while they were glued to the floor
Climate protesters have been wreaking havoc across Europe as they demand governments act on addressing climate change.
In Knightsbridge, central London, Just Stop Oil protesters glued themselves to a road outside the world-famous Harrods after the activists sprayed orange paint across the building.
Earlier this month, protesters from Just Stop Oil tried to block another road and sprayed paint over an Aston Martin showroom.
And last week, two protesters appeared in court a day after throwing tomato soup over the van Gogh painting at London’s National Gallery.
The painting itself was protected by a screen but damage was caused to the frame, according to the gallery in Trafalgar Square.
An activist from just stop oil sprays orange paint on an Aston Martin Store on Park Lane as other members of Just Stop Oil block roads near Park Lane
In Rome, furious drivers have resorted to dragging away a group of eco protesters who sparked fury by halting traffic on a busy motorway in Rome.
Rush hour motorists were blockaded on the Grande Raccordo ringroad outside the Italian capital on Monday by Last Generation activists who unfurled large banners protesting fossil fuels.
The disruption led to angry scenes as drivers got out of their vehicles to remonstrate with the eco-zealots and plead with them to get out of their way.
Some took matters into their own hands, physically dragging protesters out of the way.
Italy’s ‘Ultima Generazione’ (Last Generation) climate activists block a motorway to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome on October 17
Last Generation activists unfurled large banners protesting fossil fuels and called for an end to oil and gas
One man on a motorbike begged to be let through, loudly arguing: ‘I have to go, I’m a doctor.’
But a female activist refused to grant him permission to get through without seeing his medical identification and demanded he handed it over.
He eventually brandished his ID card and the demonstrator allowed him to bypass the human barricade.
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