Ekossychole from The Last Generation blocked the star's performance at the National Stadium

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Another protest run organized by a group of environmental activists known as the Last Generation took place at the Warsaw National Stadium. This event focused attention on both the media and the residents of the capital erstwhile 5 demonstrators stuck to the roadway at gate 7, blocking the entrance of a van designed for American vocalist Taylor Swift. The action aimed at drawing attention to the problem of excessive CO2 emissions generated by the richest people in the world, which became the subject of heated discussions.

Reasons for the protest

According to activists, the main reason for the protest was criticism of immense CO2 emissions associated with private jet flights, especially by superrich. In the context of Taylor Swift's concerts at the National Stadium, environmentalists expressed their outrage at the fact that the artist was arriving from another country by plane. Sobczak, 1 of the participants in the protest, explained that “emissions that superriches consume on private jet flights are needed by people to warm the home or buy inexpensive food”.

Operation

Protesters scattered orange powder and developed a banner with the slogan "We cannot afford superriches". Police rapidly arrived and removed the demonstrators from the roadway and then identified them. The full action ran smoothly and quickly, which shows the effectiveness of the law enforcement services in specified situations. Nevertheless, activists announced that they would proceed their actions, suggesting that this is not the last time we hear about akin blockades.

Social and political responses

The protest sparked mixed reactions among residents of Warsaw and net users. any support activists’ actions by seeing the request to pay attention to burning environmental problems. Others, however, criticize their methods as hindering everyday life and inefficient.

The Warsaw authorities have not yet issued an authoritative message on the matter, but it can be expected that this subject will be widely commented on in the coming days. Concerts and mass events may besides be forced to introduce additional precautions in the face of further protests announced.

Events ahead

Another Taylor Swift performance will be held at the National Stadium on Friday. The organizers announced that they would make all effort to guarantee the safety of both the artist and the viewers. Eco-activists, on the another hand, do not exclude further actions aimed at addressing the problem of climate change and excessive CO2 emissions.

Daniel Głogowski

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