Published 1 year ago

Tuesday briefing: Why Extinction Rebellion is giving up on disruption

Summary by Ground News

The UK arm of environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion says it plans to step away from attention-grabbing tactics. The group says it will instead focus on building broader support to help combat rising carbon emissions. The UK currently invests only a fifth of what's annually needed to meet its net-zero targets.

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The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Why Extinction Rebellion is giving up on disruption

In today’s newsletter: Extinction Rebellion marked a sea change in climate protest in the UK, but what does the group’s shift from public disruption mean for the movement’s future?

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Epoch Times

Extinction Rebellion to 'Temporarily' Stop Using Public Disruption Tactics

The Extinction Rebellion (XR) climate campaign has said it will temporarily stop using public disruption tactics because “very little has changed.” In the last 12 months protesters from XR, Insulate Britain, and, most recently, Just Stop Oil, have caused chaos for motorists and others going about their daily commute. Climate activists have been arrested after blockading traffic, locking and gluing themselves together, and spray painting building…

1 year ago·New York, United States

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Bristol Post

Extinction Rebellion to stop 'disruptive tactics' this year

The group says it is its 'new year's resolution'

1 year ago·Bristol, United Kingdom

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Merco Press

UK activists Extinction Rebellion promises an end to disruptions and targets public opinion support

The UK environmental grassroots group Extinction Rebellion famous for staging acts of civil disobedience by closing key roads, train lines and bridges in central London, plus blockading oil refineries, smashing windows at bank headquarters and spaying fake blood over the finance ministry building is changing its aggressive policies to try and win more public opinion support for its campaign against climate change.

1 year ago·C C S, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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