Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion, Debt for Climate, and Utrecht for Palestine blocked the A12 ring road near De Meern (at knooppunt Oudenrijn) in Utrecht. They protested to demand an immediate end to Dutch fossil fuel subsidies, which they say amount to Thirty-nine point seven billion euros €39.7–€46.4 Forty-six point four billion euros annually and exacerbate the climate crisis.