Members of the organization fighting to stop fossil fuel extraction in the United Kingdom held the protest at Westminster Abbey. The London Metropolitan Police reported that they arrested those involved.
Two climate activistsbelonging to the non-profit organization “Just Stop Oil”, vandalized and painted the grave where the remains of the scientist are found Charles, Darwinin the Westminster Abbeyin London, as a symbol of protest.
As the group did on several previous occasions, the objective was to make visible and raise awareness about the stoppage of extractions of fossil fuel in the United Kingdom. The two environmentalists wrote with chalk “1.5 is dead” (1.5 is dead), as a reference to denounce that the planet surpassedl climate warming of 1.5 degrees Celsiusas announced by the European Union Copernicus.
“We have already surpassed the 1.5 degrees Celsius that were supposed to keep us alive. Millions are being displaced“California is burning and three-quarters of all wildlife has disappeared since 1970,” shared the activists in a video published on the organization’s social networks.
In the same video, the two ecologists stated that Darwin “He would be turning in his grave if he got over the fact that we are in the middle of the sixth great extinction“, while they claimed to the world leaders greater participation to end the burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.
What happened to the tomb and the tourist attractions
The London Metropolitan Police reported that stopped to the two women involved in the act, who are under suspicion of criminal damageand were escorted out of Westminster Abbey at the end of their protest.
The place they used to hold the demonstration is one of the main tourist attractions of the country and also the venue for coronations, burials and royal weddings, so the impact was going to be strong. In addition to Darwin’s tomb, tourists come to this space to visit the Scientists Cornerto Stephen Hawking and Isaac Newton.
Di Bligh77, former chief executive of Reading Borough Council, and Alyson Leea 66-year-old retired teacher, were the god members of “Just Stop Oil” who carried out the protest. On their social networks, they shared a video explaining the reasons and impulses for carrying out such an act.
Source: Ambito
