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A MEMBER of the Extinction Rebellion climate change protest group has been arrested after climbing onto the roof of the Scottish Parliament.

The protest began at 8am Justin Kenrick, one of the former members of the Stewarding Group, said: “There was never any evaluation of the seriousness of the climate emergency. "There was a lot of focus on being fair to different sectors in Scotland but not fairness to those elsewhere in the world suffering now or to future generations. To be fair in that fundamental way you have to first assess how serious the emergency is, and the assembly never collectively had the opportunity to do that.” Extinction Rebellion member Kate Dyer added: “This is the moment where we actually have a...

Extinction Rebellion protester held after climbing onto Scottish Parliament roof A lone Extinction Rebellion protester climbed onto the roof of the Scottish Parliament (Extinction Rebellion) A member of the Extinction Rebellion climate change protest group has been arrested after climbing onto the roof of the Scottish Parliament. The lone demonstrator unfurled a banner reading “Climate Assembly, be bold” on Thursday morning. The group are calling for a more radical approach from Scotland’s Climate Assembly, a body created as part of the 2019 Climate Change Act. Extinction Rebellion said...

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Independent 8th Feb 2021, A new nuclear power plant at Sizewell is the wrong choice for a zero carbon Britain. The climate column: The proposed Sizewell C will not produce electricity until about 2040, which means it cannot reduce the UK’s carbon emissions with the speed necessary to avoid catastrophic tipping points. Just weeks ago,…