Eco activists glue themselves to the floor at German supercar showroom

A group of eco activists have glued themselves to the floor of a Porsche showroom in Germany and have vowed to remain there until their demands for the government to decarbonise the German transport sector are met.

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 are wearing white lab coats, have remained sitting on the floor – surrounded by the Porsches – for nearly 24 hours and are refusing to leave after spending the night there.

Some of the activists are on hunger strike, while others complained that Volkswagan had denied their request to have a bowl so that they could go to the toilet ‘in a decent manner’ while they are glued to the floor.

A group of eco activists have glued themselves to the floor of a Porsche showroom in Germany and have vowed to remain there until their demands to decarbonise the German transport sector are met

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 remain 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 Volkzwagan 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, all of whom are wearing white lab coats, have remained sitting on the floor – surrounded by the Porsches – for nearly 24 hours and are refusing to leave after spending the night there

Some of the activists are on hunger strike, while others complained that Volkswagan had denied their request to have a bowl so that they could go to the toilet ‘in a decent manner’ while they are 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 today.

Earlier this month, protesters from Just Stop Oil tried to block another road and sprayed paint over an Aston Martin showroom.  

And on Saturday, 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.