Environment Archives - Neil Milton Photography https://neilmilton.scot/category/photojournalism/current-affairs/environment/ A life in monochrome, mostly Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:32:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://neilmilton.scot/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sig-150x150.png Environment Archives - Neil Milton Photography https://neilmilton.scot/category/photojournalism/current-affairs/environment/ 32 32 212787569 Ostatnie Pokolenie: Part 2 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-2/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-2/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:32:47 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5762 In the wake of the climate emergency, Polish climate activists, Ostatnie Pokolenie (The Last Generation), followed the example of other European chapters of the group in organising many protests across 2024 and 2025. While orange cornstarch paint was used to cover various monuments and buildings during this time, the primary form of protest was roadblocks. The group advocated for cheaper and wider public transport options to reduce Polish reliance on private commuter travel. Supported by many, the group was also widely considered divisive and provoked a great deal of debate in the Polish media. The group ended their activities in 2026 after a draft citizens' bill, the so-called "Lex Ostatnie Pokolenie", was introduced to parliament submitting the organisation's proposals.

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Climate activists block the road with a banner during the protest on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry motorist remonstrates with the climate activist during a protest on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Police struggle to remove a climate activist from the road during the roadblock protests on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist yells in pain as the police try to free his hand that is glued to the road during the roadblock protests on Wisłostrada in December 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A motorist roughly manhandles a climate activist away from the road during the protest at Dworzec Gdański in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Motorists roughly manhandle an older climate activist on the road during the protest at Dworzec Gdański in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry commuter remonstrates with a climate activist during a roadblock protest in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry commuter remonstrates with a climate activist during a roadblock protest at Ratusz Arsenał in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An angry commuter pulls a limp climate activist from the road during a roadblock protest at Ratusz Arsenał in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
The police pull a climate activist from the road during a roadblock protest at Ratusz Arsenał in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist is seen on the hood of a car at a protest on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Frustrated and angry motorists attempt to remove protesters during a roadblock demonstration on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A commuter assaults the protestors with pepper spray during a roadblock demonstration on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester gestures for the traffic to stop during a roadblock protest on a motorway near Park Kaskada in May 2025. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/09/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-2/feed/ 0 5762 Ostatnie Pokolenie: Part 1 https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-1/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-1/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:48:28 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5760 In the wake of the climate emergency, Polish climate activists, Ostatnie Pokolenie (The Last Generation), followed the example of other European chapters of the group in organising many protests across 2024 and 2025. While orange cornstarch paint was used to cover various monuments and buildings during this time, the primary form of protest was roadblocks. The group advocated for cheaper and wider public transport options to reduce Polish reliance on private commuter travel. Supported by many, the group was also widely considered divisive and provoked a great deal of debate in the Polish media. The group ended their activities in 2026 after a draft citizens' bill, the so-called "Lex Ostatnie Pokolenie", was introduced to parliament submitting the organisation's proposals.

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Climate activists spray orange paint onto the glass facade of the shopping mall during an action at Złote Tarasy in August 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate activists sit with fire extinguishers during an action at Złote Tarasy in August 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate activists seen detained by police officers after an action at Złote Tarasy in August 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate protestors sit in the road to block traffic at Plac Trzech Krzyży in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A frustrated motorist tries to remove a protester glued to the road by force during a demonstration on Prosta in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters begin their roadblock during a demonstration on Prosta in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A motorcyclist forces past the roadblock knocking a protester to the ground during a demonstration on Prosta in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters block a main transit route outside a courthouse in Warsaw during a demonstration in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Protesters block the road outside the court during a demonstration in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester is removed from the road by the police officers during a demonstration outside court in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester holds on to their banner as they are removed from the road by the police officers during a demonstration outside court in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Climate activists, wearing orange vests and with their hands glued to the road, block vehicle access to the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist has her hand glued to the road while blocking vehicle access to the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist is removed from the road by the police during a demonstration at the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A climate activist wearing an orange vest sits on the side of the road surrounded by the police, after having been removed from the place of demonstration at the Polish parliament in September 2024. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/ostatnie-pokolenie-part-1/feed/ 0 5760 Solar Eclipse 2026. Warsaw, Poland https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/solar-eclipse-2026-2/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/solar-eclipse-2026-2/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:28:32 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5543 On the evening of the 12th August, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, joins scientific observers and members of the public at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw to watch a partial solar eclipse. At its maximum, the Moon obscures about 82% of the Sun as viewed from the Polish capital. Warsaw’s eclipse runs from approximately 19:14 until sunset at 20:06, reaching its maximum at 20:02. The roughly 82% figure refers to the Sun’s covered area; the eclipse magnitude was about 0.85.

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A couple seen enjoying the solar eclipse. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
An observer seen viewing the sun through a telescope before the beginning of the solar eclipse. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Prime Minister, Donald Tusk seen looking at the solar eclipse through filtered spectacles. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
Two women seen enjoying the solar eclipse. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A television reporter seen looking at the sun through the filtered spectacles as the solar eclipse progresses. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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]]> https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/solar-eclipse-2026-2/feed/ 0 5543 Extinction Rebellion Protest. Warsaw, Poland https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/extinction-rebellion-zara/ https://neilmilton.scot/2026/08/extinction-rebellion-zara/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:59:54 +0000 https://neilmilton.scot/?p=5186 On the evening of Black Friday, the 29th of November, climate activists of the Extinction Rebellion group occupy the window display areas of the Maszałkowska Street branch of the high-street fashion retailer Zara. Dressed in black, the protestors drape banners bearing protest slogans over the display mannequins and glue themselves to the window. The group states that Black Friday is the great holiday of "unbridled consumerism" and represents everything they feel is wrong with capitalism: overproduction of waste, huge CO2 emissions, exploitation of workers and exploitation of natural resources. With their direct action, the group wishes to show the clothing companies that they will not pay them for exploitation and the destruction of the planet. The demonstration aims to make the retailer's customers aware of the true cost of fast fashion.

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A police officer attempts to dissolve the glue between the protester and the window during the demonstration. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
A protester is glued to the window display of the high street store next to a mannequin draped with a protest banner during the demonstration. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)
As members of the public look on, a police officer attempts to dissolve the glue between the protester and the window during the demonstration. (Photo by Neil Milton for SOPA Images)

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