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London, Aug 26 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Vickie Flores) A demonstration called by Extinction Rebellion has paralyzed Victoria Street in London on Thursday, at the gates of the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.FOOTAGE FROM THE DEMONSTRATION CALLED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANZIATION EXTINCTION REBELLION IN LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) TO DEMAND THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR STRONG ACTIONS IN THE FACE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
Harrison Ford blasted world leaders for failing to take action against climate change. The actor who played Han Solo and Indiana Jones told leaders; “The climate crisis is real". He went on to say "the weight of scientific evidence is overwhelming, ... but evidence can be ignored. It can be manipulated". Ford is the vice-chair of the nonprofit environmental group Conservation International. He has also lent his voice to “The Most Critical Action,” a video the group released on Thursday. Mainstream audiences know Ford best for his roles in movie blockbusters such as “Star Wars.”
Activists protest over the presence of the oil, gas and coal industry at the COP28 UN summit in Dubai, demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels. IMAGES
Images show Berlin's Brandenburg Gate splattered with orange paint after activists from the "Last Generation" ("Letzte Generation") environmental collective spray-painted the six pillars of the emblematic monument to warn of the urgency of global warming and demand a change in the German government's policy. The movement is calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels by 2030 at the latest. Police arrested around ten activists near the gate, some of whom were still sitting on the ground, handcuffed. IMAGES
Speaking in a video message to world leaders after ill health prevented her from travelling to the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth II says that 'when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope.' IMAGES
London, Oct 15 (EFE/EPA).- Climate change protesters from the organisation Jubilee for Climate climbed St.Paul's Cathedral Friday and hung a banner during a demonstration in London.Jubilee for Climate is campaigning for the cancelation of debts, reforming land rights, and embracing practical progressive policies needed to prevent social, economic, and ecological crises. (Camera: ANDY RAIN)SHOT LIST: JUBILEE FOR CLIMATE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTERS AND ACTIVISTS PROTESTING AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE IN LONDON, UK.