Swiss Climate Activists Block Vehicles Near Gotthard Tunnel

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Around ten climate activists from the Renovate Switzerland movement briefly blocked the A2 motorway at Wassen, canton Uri, near the northern entrance of the Gotthard tunnel. Some stuck themselves to the road before being removed by police.

The blockade took place near the Dieden motorway rest area, near Wassen, the Uri cantonal police told news agency Keystone-SDA. Renovate announced its action at around midday on X, stating that two activists had stuck themselves to the road surface.

According to police, the activists were quickly removed. The action did not disrupt traffic, as at midday there was a 16km traffic jam at the northern entrance to the tunnel heading towards the southern canton of Ticino.

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On X, Renovate Switzerland denounced the“betrayal” and“abandonment” of climate protection policies. In a petition that it is inviting people to sign, the group is calling on the Swiss government to ban the sale of new cars powered by fossil fuels from 2025 and to invest“massively” in non-polluting forms of mobility and public transport.

Renovate also criticises the fact that 96% of vehicles on the approaches to the Gotthard tunnel, where traffic jams are frequent, run on fossil fuels.

Translated from French by DeepL/gw

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