While politicians supported airport expansions, degraded our environmental laws and parliament tightened its chokehold on climate activists, global average temperatures in 2024 blew past 1.5°C. Now the UK has recorded its warmest spring on record and its driest in over 50 years.

Rebels are refusing to be silenced. XR local and community groups all over the nations and regions of the UK are getting ready for a summer filled with defiant action. Creative, colourful, bold actions are being planned everywhere – join them, raise your voice in protest this summer.

Join in joy or join in despair, but let it be in unity, community, and curiosity. The sun will be a totem that we rally together around, never forgetting that it is a death sentence for millions on the frontlines of climate and ecological collapse.

There has never been a more vital time to act. It will be a rebellious summer.

Check out the movement calendar and map to find actions near you this summer, and see below for some highlights!

Insure Our Survival – Without insurance, fossil fuel companies can’t extract more oil, coal and gas. A Week of Action from 5th-12th July – targeting insurers takes place with local groups across the UK planning actions.

Stop Private Jets – Join XR Oxford on Saturday July 5th in a march to Oxford Airport and say No to Private Jets. Find out more.

Heat Strike – A week of action 14th-20th July to highlight rising temperatures’ impact on workers, as we pressure government and employers to take action. Learn more and get involved.

Funeral for Nature – Dress in black for a solemn march through Bournemouth on Sunday July 27th. This visual action mourning the destruction of nature will be silent apart from a drumbeat.

Don’t Pay for Dirty Water – Last year, sewage was discharged into UK waterways over 1,000 times a day. We are withholding payment of the sewerage charge portion of our bills until the UK government and water companies stop poisoning and start cleaning up coasts and waterways across the UK. Join the boycott now!

World Water Wedding – Water is sacred in many cultures. Water is fundamental to life. Wherever clean water flows, life grows. Water represents emotions, renewal and life, which all ebb and flow. Constantly evolving, ebbing and flowing, it reminds us that we can too. Commit to water for life on August 24th.

For advice on the latest safety, legal and action support information, please join one of our online Prepare for Action workshops, upcoming on 26th June and 1st July.