Climate activists deface Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster

Charles Darwin’s grave is located in Westminster Abbey in London. Activists from Just Stop Oil wrote “1.5 is dead” on it in orange paint. This action was made in reference to the 1.5 degree limit set by the Paris Agreement. According to Copernicus, the year 2024 alone but also the average of the two years 2023-2024 exceeded 1.5°C of warming compared to the pre-industrial era.

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In a statement, Just Stop Oil said the action aimed to call on the British government to work with “other (countries) to end the extraction and use of fossil fuels by 2030 “. One of the demonstrators, aged 66, explained in a video published by the group: “Darwin would roll over in his grave if he knew we were in the middle of a sixth mass extinction.” The two women were arrested by police who said they had used “what appears to be powder paint.”