Commissioned by six Select Committees of the House of Commons [3], the assembly was tasked to look at specific aspects of life and society and recommend how these could be adapted to reach zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Westminster’s not working. But for many of us it’s hard to imagine anything beyond our current political system. And yet, as the climate and ecological emergency worsens, the need to upgrade our democracy becomes ever more acute. That’s why Extinction Rebellion is demanding that the UK Government create and be led by a Citizens’ Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice.
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Here are more amazing photos from the bank holiday weekend. Thank you to all the rebels who put time, energy and love into making this weekend colourful and alive. Enjoy. 28 AUG | UK Wide This message greeted drivers in Bath. Check this video for all the day’s XR Bath action.Photo: James Bellinger Like…
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(Sign up to the Newsletter here) Dear rebels, Everyday we move closer and closer to a state of irreversible climate chaos, ridden with sickness, greed and desperation. Or – we can choose to move toward global societal change and a world we want to live in. The choice is ours. Don’t feed the system, feed…
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23 JUL | Bangladesh Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future activists call for solidarity. “Bangladesh is drowning under flood water. Will the world stay silent? We care for the environment, we care for our existence.” 10 AUG – Adelaide, Australia Extinction Rebellion activists chained themselves together in the foyer of Australian energy company Santos…
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(Sign up to the Newsletter here) Dear rebels, Exciting times on the frontlines of change. XRUK has announced the next UK Rebellion. For further details, or to see how you can get involved, check out the Rebellion FAQ. Also this month, France sees the results of its first Citizens’ Climate Assembly,…
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Today Extinction Rebellion reveals plans for their next UK Rebellion - beginning on 1 September - when the UK Parliament is due to sit again. We will peacefully blockade the area around the Houses of Parliament until the Government agrees to sign our 3 demands into law during their first debate back from summer recess.
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Racism and oppression are toxic symptoms of a poisoned system: they can have no place in the world we need to build.
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6 MAY | Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece Every night since May 6, rebels and other environmental activists have held a socially distanced vigil outside the Greek parliament building. They are demanding the withdrawal of a new law, the so-called ‘Modernization of the Environmental Legislation’, which XR Hellas (Greece) says “effectively withdraws environmental regulations so…
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In a poetic end to a life-changing two weeks, Sam Lee, of Nest Collective, summoned the nightingale back to its former London home
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