Demonstrators Across The UK Join Global Action To Demand An End To Fossil Fuels

LIVE! People in London are now joining thousands in actions across the UK and millions across the world this weekend as part of the Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels campaign - demanding that leaders rapidly phase out fossil fuels. They are calling out the government for seeking to ‘max out’ North Sea oil and gas reserves despite warnings that there can be no new drilling if the world is to stay within habitable climate limits. The UK government is giving out hundreds of new North Sea licences and has voiced its support for the proposed development of the huge Rosebank oil field off the Scottish coast. Over 40 UK demonstrations are happening this weekend, including in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Plymouth. They follow a warning last week by the United Nations that the world will fail to stop the climate crisis unless fossil fuels are rapidly phased out. The UK is the second largest oil and gas producer in Europe and is part of a tiny club of Global North countries that are ramping up production while claiming to be leading on climate action. Just five countries – the United States, Canada, Australia, Norway, and the UK – are responsible for a majority (51%) of the CO2 pollution threatened by new oil and gas projects from now to 2050. This weekend will see over 400 anti-fossil fuel demonstrations take place around the world, from Cape Town to Tokyo, Karachi to New York, which will also play host to the UN Climate Ambition Summit on 20th September. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to call for countries to stop approving new oil and gas production at the New York summit. Rishi Sunak, who is set to miss the UN General Assembly happening the same week, is unlikely to attend. #EndFossilFuels #FastFairForever #ClimateJustice #XRUK #FridaysForFuture #MothersRebellion #StopRosebank #StopEACOP #ClimateJusticeCoalition #WarOnWant