EXTINCTION Rebellion continue to hit the headlines with a range of eye-catching stunts. But who are the environmental activists, what do they want and where are they protesting in the UK? Here’s the latest. Who are Extinction Rebellion? Extinction Rebellion describes itself as a non-violent direct action and civil disobedience group. Its eco-warriors have demanded […]
EXTINCTION Rebellion continue to hit the headlines with a range of eye-catching stunts.
But who are the environmental activists, what do they want and where are they protesting in the UK? Here’s the latest.
Extinction Rebellion describes itself as a non-violent direct action and civil disobedience group.
Its eco-warriors have demanded that the Government declares a climate emergency.
Click here for all the latest on the Extinction Rebellion London protests
They want politicians to take urgent action on climate change and wildlife declines.
In particular, the activists want the UK to reduce its carbon emissions to “zero by 2025” and do more to “remove the excess of atmospheric greenhouse gases”.
On April 15, the environment “rebels” launched a range of attention-grabbing tactics to gain headlines, and prompt politicians into taking action to “avoid irreversible climate change and ecological collapse”.
The activists brought parts of busy London to a standstill with widespread demonstrations.
They blocked busy routes around Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Parliament Square and Waterloo Bridge.
From October 7, the group say they will “shut down” Westminster with their fortnight-long central London protests.
The protests are part of “international rebellion” which aims to cause nonviolent disruption in 60 cities across the world.
On their website they write: “The International Rebellion is intended to pressure governments to meet Extinction Rebellion’s demands.
“These actions vary from country to country, but at their core include the same fundamental demands, these are: that governments and other institutions must tell the truth and declare a Climate and Ecological Emergency, must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025 and must create and be led by the decisions of Citizens’ Assemblies on climate and ecological justice.
“These are the key principles that unite activists across the planet.”
The international apolitical network is using non-violent action to persuade governments worldwide to act on climate and ecological emergency.
Here’s their three demands in the UK according to their website:
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