{"id":56928,"date":"2025-01-22T12:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T12:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=56928"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:41:58","slug":"greenpeace-activists-confiscate-private-jets-at-the-airport-serving-wef-in-davos-urge-governments-to-tax-the-super-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/56928\/greenpeace-activists-confiscate-private-jets-at-the-airport-serving-wef-in-davos-urge-governments-to-tax-the-super-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace activists \u201cconfiscate\u201d private jets at the airport serving WEF in Davos, urge governments to tax the super-rich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Samedan\/Davos – 22 January 2025<\/strong> – This morning, 27 activists from across Europe supporting Greenpeace International symbolically \u201cconfiscated\u201d private planes at the Engadin airport in Samedan, Switzerland, which is used by participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF).<\/p>\n\n

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Greenpeace International activists from across Europe symbolically \u201cconfiscated\u201d private planes at the Engadin airport in Samedan, Switzerland, which is used by participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF).\nThe peaceful protest marks the last of a series of creative interventions calling policy-makers to tax the super-rich, representing 1% of the world\u2019s population, and redirect tax revenues towards affordable green housing, public transport, and climate and environmental action, to support communities and protect the planet.<\/figcaption>
\u00a9 Daniel M\u00fcller \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The activists, acting as \u201ctax collectors\u201d, attached inflatable ball-and-chains, each two meters in dimension, to three private jets parked next to the airport runway. They also stuck stickers on the planes with the message \u201cCONFISCATED: Time to Tax the Super-Rich\u201d. The activists were demanding tangible solutions to the climate and environmental crises, and taking a stand against the empty rhetoric of the powerful elite convening in Davos, many of whom arrived via highly polluting private jets. <\/p>\n\n

This is the third in a series of protests by Greenpeace International in connection to the World Economic Forum, calling on governments to tax the super-rich. On Monday activists blocked the heliport in Davos and on Tuesday they peacefully staged a protest in the high-security main congress hall of the WEF.[1]<\/p>\n\n

Clara Thompson, Greenpeace spokesperson in Davos said: \u201c<\/strong>Today we are kick-starting change so that governments implement a tax on the super-rich and their polluting assets. The world\u2019s super-rich are disproportionately responsible for climate-damaging emissions, not only through their excessive lifestyles, which includes private jets, mega-yachts, and sprawling estates, but even more through their massively polluting investments. If we don\u2019t act now to tax the world\u2019s richest, the unchecked accumulation of wealth will put us further down the path of irreversible damage. Fair taxation of the world\u2019s super-rich is inevitable to protect people and the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Today also marks the launch of a new civil society alliance called \u201c#TaxTheSuperRich for people and planet\u201d. In a joint statement<\/a>, Greenpeace International, together with Oxfam, the International Trade Union Confederation and 22 other social and environmental organisations, call for a tax on the wealthiest individuals and corporations to curb extreme wealth, and strengthen global cooperation for fair taxation. This includes collective action at G20 and in the UN Tax Convention process that will pave the way for redistribution of power and wealth to unlock resources needed for social, environmental, and climate action.<\/p>\n\n

ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Photo and Video<\/strong> are available for download via the Greenpeace Media Library<\/a> (constantly updated)<\/p>\n\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

[1] Greenpeace International press releases on 20 and 21 January protests<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong>Activists block heliport at Davos to call on governments to tax the super-riche-super-rich\/<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and<\/strong> <\/strong>Greenpeace activists protest inside Davos forum urging leaders to tax the super-rich<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n

Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Clara Thompson, Greenpeace Socio-Economics Campaigner, clara.thompson@greenpeace.org, +49 175 8530 226<\/p>\n\n

Mihaela Bogeljic, Greenpeace Socio-Economics campaign communications, mihaela.bogeljic@greenpeace.org, + 385 92 2929 265<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace International press desk, +31 (0) 20718 2470, pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org (24 hours)<\/p>\n\n

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