Climate Activists Deface Charles Darwin’s Grave in Protest Over Global Warming
Just Stop Oil protesters used orange chalk to write '1.5 is dead' on Darwin's gravestone, citing the world surpassing a critical climate threshold in 2024.
- Two activists from the Just Stop Oil group spray-painted '1.5 is dead' on Charles Darwin's grave at Westminster Abbey on January 13, 2025.
- The protest highlighted the recent breach of the 1.5°C global warming threshold, which scientists confirmed occurred for the first time in 2024.
- The activists, aged 66 and 77, were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and taken into police custody in London.
- Westminster Abbey officials stated that the chalk paint used is not expected to cause permanent damage, and the site remains open to visitors.
- The protestors demanded urgent government action to phase out fossil fuels by 2030, linking inaction to the ongoing sixth mass extinction.
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