“These protests are fulfilling their role. They make us talk about the climate crisis,” said Dominika Lasota, a climate activist, in a Morning Interview on RMF FM, when asked about the controversial happenings of the “Last Generation” initiative. Its members include: they douse works of art and stick to the road. “These people don’t do it out of curiosity or for fun. They do it out of fear,” said the activist. “There are many ways to do activism. We, as the Eastern Initiative, do other things that are also useful,” she emphasized.
Lasota on the actions of ecoactivists: These people do it out of fear RMF FM
Civil disobedience is one of the forms of protest to which we have the right, emphasized Dominika Lasota from Inicjatywa Wschód on RMF FM. When asked how the police should react to activists blocking street traffic, she said: “I think the police should show up at the site and secure the protest.”
I understand the frustration of Warsaw drivers, the outrage… Activism is not limited to blocking bridges. This is one of the tools. If it works and moves people – OK. If not, we will probably have to think about what else to do, she said on RMF FM Lasota.
As Poland, we should invest in the development of transport and communication. I would prefer people to fly out of Poland for their holidays in Egypt rather than have to go to Berlin. CPK is a project that we should not interrupt – said Dominika Lasota on RMF FM. She was also asked about her position on the construction of nuclear power plants in our country. This is one of our options for changing the energy mix, which we need to change drastically, she said.
If you ask me what investments we should invest public funds and political energy into, I believe it is renewable energy, energy storage, and improving energy networks, Lasota said. These are realistic solutions. Nuclear energy will not be built in Poland in the next 15-20 years, added the activist.
I would like every Pole to be able to move freely around his city – either by public transport or temporarily by car – said Lasota. I believe that, especially in city centers that are notoriously congested, we can choose something better, she explained. I don’t want to force Poles to do anything. I would like to force the authorities to finally address an issue they have been ignoring for years – the climate crisis – said Robert Mazurek’s interlocutor.
The topic of the Green Deal also came up in the conversation. We should have a decent Polish climate policy. Will the European Green Deal help us with this? I’m not sure, Lasota admitted. In her opinion, the Polish government should negotiate with Brussels on this matter.
Lasota disagreed with the suggestion that climate activists do not support agricultural protests against the provisions of the Green Deal. I supported the farmers’ protest from the beginning. I encouraged my friends to go if they could, she said. There is a lot of talk about us being against farmers – this is not the case. I would like to fight against agrocorporations that oppress farmers. I would like farmers from small and medium-sized farms to be treated with dignity, said the activist.
Robert Mazurek also asked what Dominika Lasota does for a living. I work in a non-governmental organization called Inicjatywa Wschód. I live off hard-won grants and funds we collect, the activist explained. As she admitted, she does not study and devotes all her time to this activity. I think it’s a job like any other, said Lasota.
Is Dominika Lasota considering entering politics? I am not eliminating this option – admitted the activist on RMF FM. Perhaps this will be the right path in the next elections, she specified.
