Global carbon taxes need to go up drastically to avoid environmental catastrophe, an IMF report says. The move would significantly increase the cost of fossil fuels, but the report's authors say it can be done.
Extinction Rebellion: UK police arrest cofounder Gail Bradbrook
Police have arrested climate activist Gail Bradbrook for conspiracy to cause criminal damage after her group attacked two London banks.
Bradbrook poses as she and others block the road during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration
A spokeswoman for the Extinction Rebellion group on Tuesday said one of its cofounders had been arrested by officers from London s Metropolitan Police.
The group, whose stated aim is to use nonviolent protest to force government action on climate change, has staged numerous high-profile protests in the UK, US and other developed nations including Germany.
Why was she arrested?
Climate Activists Blockade Parliament Vehicle Depot to Put ‘Environmental Emergency’ on Federal Budget Agenda
CANBERRA Climate change activists have attempted to disrupt government officials from reaching Parliament House on Tuesday morning ahead of the announcement for the new Federal Budget by blockading roads and chaining themselves to gates and vehicles at a parliamentary car depot.
Members from the Global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion formed multiple blockades covering the entrances to the depot, preventing drivers from reaching Parliament.
Extinction Rebellion had said that members were willing to risk arrest to raise awareness that the federal government needs to address climate change concerns in the upcoming budget.