Klimatski aktivisti su u četvrtak poremetili željeznički promet u Londonu i izazvali fizičke sukobe bijesnih putnika s prosvjednicima koji su se popeli na vagon londonskog metroa u vrijeme najveće prometne gužve.
Skupina 'Pobuna protiv izumiranja' (ER) ušla je u drugi tjedan građanskog neposluha. Ciljaju na vladine zgrade, lokalnu zračnu luku i financijske institucije poput BlackRocka i žele istaknuti kakvu prijetnju predstavljaju klimatske promjene.
Climate protests in London from @XRebellionUK @XRLondon should be limited to public spaces, gov/company buildings and media. Obstructing roads, railways and commuters is dangerous & stepping stone to extremism that will derail an otherwise valid movement. https://t.co/KSooSJpyNx
— Tom Eddie Clements (@tomjclements) October 17, 2019
This is a catastrophe.
— Extinction Rebellion London (@XRLondon) October 14, 2019
The few people brave enough to stand up to the fossil fuel giants, their lobby men & the government in their pockets are taken away in the dead of night by police breaking the law.
Here are your heroes.
Zoltan for one, 1400 in all.#ExtinctionRebellion pic.twitter.com/B2g1onVMMz
“Because it’s heading for the city, which is the god of our time ... humanity, the planet is crucifying itself on economic growth.”
— Damien Gayle (@damiengayle) October 17, 2019
Ruth Jarman, another @CClimateAction #ExtinctionRebellion activist, explains why they have targeted the DLR. pic.twitter.com/WFxcLmjS9R
Londonski gradonačelnik, policija i putnici kritizirali su skupinu zbog njihovih taktika navodeći kako je javni prijevoz jedna od najzelenijih mogućnosti putovanja.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY: utter catastrophe across virtually all walks of life.
— Extinction Rebellion London (@XRLondon) October 17, 2019
For 30 years, the government has known our natural systems are distorting. They have kept quiet. They mislead us by not telling what they know. Londoners reaction reflects this.https://t.co/UylKKGpxlX pic.twitter.com/vxXN2neT5d
"Ova protuzakonita akcija je iznimno opasna, kontraproduktivna i uzrokuje neprihvatljiv poremećaj građanima u Londonu koji javnim prijevozom putuju do posla", rekao je gradonačelnik Sadiq Khan.
'Pobuna protiv izumiranja' postala je poznata u travnju kada je uzrokovala prometni kolaps u Londonu na 11 dana. Cilj im je promovirati pobunu protiv političke, gospodarske i socijalne strukture modernog svijeta kako bi se izbjegao najgori klimatski scenarij koji predviđaju znanstvenici.