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Just Stop Oil supporters paint ‘1.5 is dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave
Just Stop Oil protesters with a police officer outside Westminster Abbey in central London after they spray painted "1.5 is dead" on the grave of Charles Darwin, in the north aisle of the nave of the Abbey. Picture date:

JUST STOP OIL activists painted the grave of British naturalist Charles Darwin today to demand an end to reliance on fossil fuels by 2030.

Two activists entered Westminster Abbey and sprayed “1.5 Is Dead” on the grave after it was confirmed that 2024 was the first year on record with a global average temperature exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. 

During the action, the supporters said: We have passed the 1.5° threshold that was supposed to keep us safe

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