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===Environmentalism=== [[File:2019.12.06 Fire Drill Fridays, Washington, DC USA 340 60031 (49179818651).jpg|thumb|251x251px|Fonda speaking at an environmental rally in Washington, D.C., 2019]] In 2015, Fonda expressed disapproval of President [[Barack Obama]]'s permitting of [[Arctic]] drilling ([[Petroleum exploration in the Arctic]]) at the Sundance Film Festival. In July, she marched in a Toronto protest called the "March for Jobs, Justice, and Climate", which was organized by dozens of nonprofits, labor unions, and environmental activists, including Canadian author [[Naomi Klein]]. The march aimed to show businesses and politicians alike that climate change is inherently linked to issues that may seem unrelated.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Swann|first1=Jennifer|title=Marching for Action on Climate Change, Jane Fonda Warns Against Arctic Oil Drilling|url=https://www.takepart.com/article/2015/07/05/jane-fonda-climate-change|access-date=July 6, 2015|publisher=take part|date=July 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706134919/http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/07/05/jane-fonda-climate-change|archive-date=July 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to issues of civil rights, Fonda has been an opponent of oil developments and their adverse effects on the environment. In 2017, while on a trip with [[Greenpeace]] to protest oil developments, Fonda criticized [[Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]] saying at the summit on climate change in Paris, known as the [[Paris agreement]], Trudeau "talked so beautifully of needing to meet the requirements of the climate treaty and to respect and hold to the treaties with indigenous people ... and yet he has betrayed every one of the things he committed to in Paris."<ref>{{cite news|first=Helena|last=Horton|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/12/jane-fonda-slams-justin-trudeau-dont-fooled-good-looking-liberals/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/12/jane-fonda-slams-justin-trudeau-dont-fooled-good-looking-liberals/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jane Fonda slams Justin Trudeau: 'Don't be fooled by good-looking liberals'|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=January 12, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since at least 2019, she has been a supporter of global environmental organizations including [[GreenFaith]] and [[350.org]]. She spoke at the Fire Drill Fridays protest in Washington, D.C. wherein protestors condemned expansion of the [[fossil fuel industry]].<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |last=Stackl |first=Valentina |date=2023-09-05 |title=500 Groups Endorse NYC March to End Fossil Fuels |url=https://priceofoil.org/2023/09/05/500-groups-endorse-nyc-march-to-end-fossil-fuels/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Oil Change International |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2019, Fonda was arrested three times in consecutive weeks protesting climate change outside the [[United States Capitol]] in Washington, D.C. She was arrested with members of the group Oil Change International on October 11,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50021146 |title=US actress Jane Fonda arrested at climate protest |date=October 11, 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-date=October 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012013318/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50021146 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Ryan |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jane-fonda-arrested-protesting-dc-1247035 |title=Jane Fonda Arrested While Protesting in D.C. |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 11, 2019 |access-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011174042/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jane-fonda-arrested-protesting-dc-1247035 |url-status=live }}</ref> with ''Grace and Frankie'' co-star [[Sam Waterston]] on October 18,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jane-fonda-sam-waterston-detained-by-police-protesting-dc-1248693|title=Jane Fonda and Sam Waterston Arrested While Protesting in D.C.|last=Parker|first=Ryan|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025203000/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jane-fonda-sam-waterston-detained-by-police-protesting-dc-1248693|url-status=live}}</ref> and with actor [[Ted Danson]] on October 25.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/ted-danson-arrested-alongside-jane-fonda-at-d-c-climate-change-protest-904002/|title=Ted Danson Arrested Alongside Jane Fonda at D.C. Climate Change Protest|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026150942/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/ted-danson-arrested-alongside-jane-fonda-at-d-c-climate-change-protest-904002/|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 1, Fonda was arrested for the fourth consecutive Friday; also arrested were [[Catherine Keener]] and [[Rosanna Arquette]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/01/entertainment/jane-fonda-arrest-tracker-trnd/index.html|title=Jane Fonda got arrested AGAIN. Make that the 4th Friday in a row|last=Trammell|first=Kendall|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=November 2, 2019|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102000246/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/01/entertainment/jane-fonda-arrest-tracker-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-01/jane-fonda-red-coat-arrested-climate|title=If it's Friday, it means Jane Fonda and her red coat got arrested again|date=November 1, 2019|website=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 2, 2019|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101194702/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-01/jane-fonda-red-coat-arrested-climate|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 5, 2019, Fonda explained her position in a ''New York Times'' op-ed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/opinion/jane-fonda-climate-change.html|title=Opinion {{!}} Jane Fonda: We Have to Live Like We're in a Climate Emergency. Because We Are.|last=Fonda|first=Jane|date=December 5, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 8, 2019|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207171136/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/opinion/jane-fonda-climate-change.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2022, Fonda launched the Jane Fonda Climate PAC, a [[political action committee]] with the purpose of ousting politicians supporting the fossil fuel industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chuba |first=Kirsten |date=March 17, 2022 |title=Jane Fonda Launches Climate-Focused Political Action Committee |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/jane-fonda-climate-focused-political-action-committee-1235113312/ |access-date=March 17, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317002353/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/jane-fonda-climate-focused-political-action-committee-1235113312/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2023, she participated in New York City's [[March to End Fossil Fuels]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Stackl |first=Valentina |date=2023-09-05 |title=500 Groups Endorse NYC March to End Fossil Fuels |url=https://priceofoil.org/2023/09/05/500-groups-endorse-nyc-march-to-end-fossil-fuels/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Oil Change International |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, she was a featured guest at 350.org's Food & Water Watch event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=350 NYC β Events & Actions |url=https://350nyc.org/upcoming_events/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521034017/https://350nyc.org/upcoming_events/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-05-21 |access-date=2024-08-03 }}</ref>
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