That means no new licenses or consents for the exploration, development, or production of fossil fuels in the UK.Ĭurrently in the UK, there is more oil and gas than the country can afford to burn if it is to meet its net zero targets. Just Stop Oil protests have taken place all over the UK since April 2022. Part of the Just Stop Oil coalition, Plummer and Holland explained the rationale behind actions that some have deemed radical: “What is worth more, art or life? Is it worth more than food? Worth more than justice? Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?” The two were later arrested and no damage was done to the painting. Splashing the canvas’ protective frame, the activists proceeded to apply glue to their hands so that they could anchor themselves to the wall to prevent security from immediately dragging them away. The two activists behind the stunt were Phoebe Plummer, 21, and Anna Holland, 20. Its protagonists? Two cans of tomato soup and a Van Gogh painting. The Van Gogh-Soup Climate Protestįirst on the list is a protest that went viral, hitting social feeds and headlines all over the world in October 2022. ![]() Here are some of the ways activists have been protesting around the world. ![]() That’s why climate protest, on the scale we’re seeing it, is becoming ever more extreme. We cannot afford for yet another year to go by without urgent and widespread climate action. ![]() We need world leaders to "look up" and urgently take meaningful action on climate finance, adaptation, and loss and damage. ![]() A report published in October by the UN Environmental Programme found that, as it stands right now, there is " no credible pathway" to staying below a 1.5 degrees Celsius global temperature increase (that’s the temperature we need to stay under in order to protect the planet and prevent millions more people experiencing life-threatening extreme weather and poverty), despite promise after promise from governments to reduce their carbon footprints and support those on the front lines of the climate crisis.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |