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XR moves battle for climate justice online
Some of the hundreds of people that took part in the Blue Wave parade organised by Extinction Rebellion through Glasgow city centre last month
EXTINCTION REBELLION activists have moved their fight against climate injustice online since the coronavirus has prevented street gatherings.
The environmental group launched its first “digital action” today, targeting the world’s biggest polluters by bombarding their social media, telephones and emails.
The “cyberstorm” is part of a campaign to kick out fossil-fuel companies from the COP26 UN climate talks, which are currently scheduled to take place in Glasgow this November.
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