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Daily Mirror
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Hamish Morrison  & Graeme Murray

Chaos as climate change protesters set to target 10 airports across the UK tomorrow

Climate change protesters are set to target airports across the UK tomorrow.

Eco-zealots Stay Grounded are planning 'action' at ten British airports tomorrow and warned "no-one should be fooled by attempts to 'greenwash' aviation".

The airports which are expected to be targeted are Glasgow, London Gatwick, London City, London Luton, Liverpool, Manchester, Southampton, Bristol, Doncaster-Sheffield and Leeds-Bradford.

The action follows a day of protest by environmental groups in Glasgow during the Cop26 climate conference which has attracted world's attention.

Ray Stewart from environmentalists Stay Grounded UK said: "We warn that trusting yet-to-be-developed technology to reduce climate damaging emissions is extremely risky.

Thousands of young activists marched through Glasgow as part of Fridays for Future rally (Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS)

"Instead we demand that immediate action is taken to prevent any expansion of flying and associated emissions growth.

"Just one return flight from London to New York emits as much greenhouse gas as the average UK household does in a whole year."

Yesterday, The Mirror told about the environmental protests which were attended by Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg.

Demonstrators during the Fridays for Future Scotland march through Glasgow during the Cop26 summit (PA)

Thousands marched through the streets of Glasgow to demand action on climate change from leaders and politicians at Cop26.

Greta, fellow activist Vanessa Nakate and other young campaigners and trade unionists, spoke to crowds at the end of the march through the city where the UN summit is being held.

The climate strike was organised by Fridays for Future Scotland, with participants marching from Kelvingrove Park to George Square.

The conference features events highlighting the voice of young people and education in climate action.

Airports across the UK will be targeted by climate protesters (AFP via Getty Images)

The action at UK airports hopes to reduced emissions from aircraft and persuade people to fly less often.

Mira Kapfinger from Stay Grounded added: "Maybe, one day, we'll be able to fly in large, long-haul, zero-emission aircraft but we know that's not an option in the foreseeable future.

"In a climate emergency the only thing we can do right now to cut emissions from flying is to fly less."

The "Fridays For Future" youth climate movement held a march to George Square, Glasgow where youth activists addressed the crowd (Getty Images)

Glasgow Airport say they are aware of the planned action.

The protests come as tens of thousands of people are expected at a march in Glasgow on Saturday, where the COP26 climate change conference is taking place.

In 2016, 13 members of campaign group Plane Stupid were spared jail after being found guilty of trespassing at Heathrow Airport in protest against the possible extension.

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