Controversial Film "How to Blow Up a Pipeline" Sparks Debate on Climate Activism.

Andreas Malm, author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, believes that international climate diplomacy is hopeless and that elites are not prepared to take the urgent action needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Malm calls for a campaign of sabotage of fossil fuel infrastructure, to break the taboo against targeting property. Since the publication of his book, experiments have begun, starting gently and becoming ever more radical. In France, activists under the banner of Les Soulèvements de la Terre have begun sabotage campaigns against environmentally destructive targets. The popularity of his book suggests a radical change in public attitudes towards potentially violent activism.