Keep it in the ground!

Not 5, not 17, but 37.5 billion. That’s how much subsidy goes to the fossil industry every year, according to the latest calculations. If the state chose to end these subsidies, the Dutch 2030 climate goals would be met overnight! What is holding the government back?

We can wait a long time for an answer, but we have long since run out of time. Extinction Rebellion has decided to nudge politicians in the right direction. As long as the cabinet is blocking necessary reforms, the action group will also block and disrupt the country. Starting with the traffic on the A12, this Saturday. As many as ten thousand people are expected on the highway, so many that it may take all weekend or all week to clear the road again.

Het Actiefonds has been contributing to Extinction Rebellion’s actions for some time now. At the last blockade on May 27, when organizers were preventively taken off their beds, we supported the solidarity demonstration that drew 15 thousand people. The destruction of our environment has already claimed many lives – it has to stop now.

Therefore, now is the time to end these subsidies. Maybe you are planning to join the blockade of the A12 this Saturday, September 9, or the solidarity demonstration in The Hague where speakers like Clarice Gargard and Chautuileo Tranamil will talk about the colonial and capitalist roots of the current climate disruption. Keep it in the ground!