They’re blocking freeways, spraying works of art with soup and slashing 4×4 tires.  These new-style environmental activists are prepared to do anything to make their voices heard in the face of what they call ‘climate inaction.’

Extinction Rebellion, Dernière Rénovation, Soulèvements de la Terre: in recent years, the number of environmental groups advocating civil disobedience has multiplied. To attract the attention of governments, the media and the general public, they stage spectacular actions. Their mass mobilizations attract thousands of people and sometimes things turn ugly…

So who are these activists? And how far are they prepared to go? For several months, we followed the daily lives of these men and women who are prepared to do anything to raise the alarm about global warming.