Insulate Britain warns more road-blocking protests are coming: ‘Injunctions change nothing’ October 25, 2021 Climate group Insulate Britain has pledged to restart its road-blocking protests despite the risk of its members being jailed or fined. The organisation, which has caused misery for drivers with protesters sitting on the M25 motorway and other major roads, has said the pause to its “campaign of civil resistance” runs out on October 25. [...]
Obama to attend COP26 and meet activists October 16, 2021 Former US President Barack Obama has announced his attendance at the COP26 summit, which will take place between 31 October and 12 November in Glasgow. “Barack Obama will meet with activists and put the threat of climate change in [a] broader context – laying out the important progress made since the Paris Agreement took effect, [...]
Obama to attend COP26 and meet activists – CityAM : CityAM October 16, 2021 Former US President Barack Obama has announced his attendance at the COP26 summit, which will take place between 31 October and 12 November in Glasgow. “Barack Obama will meet with activists and put the threat of climate change in [a] broader context – laying out the important progress made since the Paris Agreement took effect, [...]
Breaking: Climate protestor scales St Paul’s in death defying stunt October 15, 2021 A climate protestor has performed a death-defying stunt and scaled the outside of St Paul’s Cathedral to hang a banner bearing a green slogan. The demonstration launches the Jubilee for Climate Movement, a new group fighting for environmental and racial justice which has a list of radical demands including cancelling all debt and replacing the [...]
Prince William calls out billionaire space race October 14, 2021 Prince William has called for billionaire entrepreneurs to focus on solving the climate crisis facing Earth instead of launching themselves into space. During an interview with the BBC William made took a thinly veiled shot at tech entrepreneurs including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson who are competing to lead the commercial space travel [...]
‘Move out of the f*** way’: Furious motorists drag Insulate Britain protesters off roads October 13, 2021 Outraged motorists in Essex, including a mother who berated activists for stopping her from driving her 11-year-old son to school, clashed with protesters from Insulate Britain this morning. Multiple confrontations occurred, with demonstrators dragged off the roads by drivers near a busy industrial estate in Thurrock. Lorry drivers blasted their horns and a female protester [...]
Exclusive: UK sets out quarantine restrictions for private jet Cop-26 arrivals October 6, 2021 It may be the least carbon-friendly way of travelling to the UK, but Cop-26 climate conference organisers are preparing for private jet visitors. A guide to ‘managed quarantine’ published this week for arrivals coming from so-called red list countries lists Biggin Hill and Farnborough Airport as potential arrival ports – both of which exclusively cater [...]
Insulate Britain defy injunction to block M25 for sixth time in two weeks September 27, 2021 This morning around 40 climate activists from Insulate Britain blocked the M25 in breach of a High Court injunction granted last Tuesday. Once again motorists were left enraged as the green activists glued themselves to the road and blocked traffic on the slip road at junction 14 near Heathrow this morning. The activists, who “may [...]
17 arrested as Port of Dover blocked by climate protestors September 24, 2021 Police have arrested 17 climate protestors who blocked the Port of Dover, Europe’s busiest ferry port. Around 40 protestors have blocked the A20 at two sites: the Eastern Docks roundabout and near the junction with Union Street for the Western Docks. The offshoot of Extinction Rebellion caused chaos on the M25 motorway five times in [...]
BREAKING: Port of Dover blocked by climate protestors – CityAM : CityAM September 24, 2021 Around 40 people are currently blocking the Port of Dover, Europe’s busiest ferry port. Two groups have blocked the A20: at the Eastern Docks roundabout and near the junction with Union Street for the Western Docks. The offshoot of Extinction Rebellion caused chaos on the M25 motorway five times in the past fortnight, but were [...]