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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

Tyre Extinguishers claim more than 600 SUVs ‘disarmed’ in one night

A member of the Tyre Extinguishers in New York deflating a tyre in July.
A member of the Tyre Extinguishers in New York deflating a tyre in July. Photograph: Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The Guardian

The climate activist group the Tyre Extinguishers has claimed its largest night of action yet against SUVs, with more than 600 vehicles “disarmed” across nine countries.

Over the night marking six months since the launch of the campaign, which encourages people to covertly deflate the tyres of SUVs, activists took action in the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Canada.

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