![]() “We were the first country to introduce long-term climate targets under the trailblazing Climate Change Act, which has helped the country cut carbon emissions by over 40% since 1990 and encouraged other nations to follow our lead,” she added.ĭowning Street did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for a comment on the protests. The UK is a “world leader” in climate change, according to a spokeswoman for the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), while adding “it’s clear that all parts of society need to do more.” Khan’s spokesman agreed with protesters that action on climate change is “urgently” required, adding it was “high time ministers stopped dragging their feet” over the “vitally important” issue. London Mayor Sadiq Khan “fully respects” the right to protest peacefully, but it “must be within the boundaries of law,” according to his spokesman. Windsor police declined to comment Wednesday on its plans to end the demonstration or ticket or truckers, but noted that in the past day it said had answered hundreds of 911 calls, issued 14 tickets including traffic. “Extinction Rebellion demands that the UK government immediately tells the truth and declares a climate and ecological emergency, that it reverses inconsistent policies and reduces to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, and creates a citizen’s assembly to oversee these changes,” the group said on Saturday. The bridge between Canada and Michigan is the current site of a protest against pandemic-related mandates including vaccines. ![]() The group have occupied five bridges across the English capital – Westminster, Lambeth, Waterloo, Blackfriars and Southwark Bridge – on what they call “Rebellion Day” to protest against the British government’s “criminal inaction” on climate change. Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters The busiest U.S. Bridges in London were forced to close Saturday because of protests against climate change organized by a group called Extinction Rebellion, city transport agency Transport for London (TfL) said on Twitter. ![]()
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