Demonstrators took to the streets of London and Glasgow on Saturday to demand faster action once morest climate change following a record heat wave this week.
Activist groups called the demonstrators to sit in Parliament Square in London to demand the Conservative Party government stop granting new licenses to produce oil and gas, impose taxes on major environmental polluters from companies, and help citizens use more energy-efficient heating devices in their homes.
Warning for the future
Activists’ groups declared that “Tuesday’s intense heat wave was a warning of what we’ll face next: thousands of deaths, homes lost due to wildfires, and emergency services on the verge of collapsing.”
“We are not prepared for the extreme heat and it will only get worse,” she added.
Protests in Britain once morest climate change
Unprecedented temperature
It is noteworthy that Britain’s Met Office recorded temperatures of 40.3 degrees Celsius in England on Tuesday, the highest temperature ever recorded in a country not prepared for such extreme heat.
British summers are usually fairly mild, and few homes, schools or businesses have air conditioning.
The heat wave also paralyzed major train networks, damaged airport runways, and 15 firefighting departments across the country reported heat accidents.
Quick Action Claims
The London Fire Service said Tuesday was the busiest and most exhausting day for firefighters since World War Two.
Also in Glasgow, climate activists staged a protest, calling for swift action to tackle climate change.
Demonstrators lay on the ground in one of the city’s busiest shopping districts, wrapped in white sheets (a symbol of coffins), outlining “causes of death”, including heat stress, starvation and water scarcity.
Some groups have threatened that they will stage more disruptive demonstrations in the fall around Parliament House.
The groups are also calling on the British government to cut energy bills amid the cost of living crisis, which is expected to exacerbate pressure on families as the weather gets colder.
