{"id":109267,"key":"Extinction_Rebellion_news","title":"Extinction Rebellion news","latest":{"id":1273132,"timestamp":"2026-09-16T12:56:27Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Declaration of Rebellion at Parliament Square 52.jpg|thumb|Declaration of Rebellion at Parliament Square, [[London]], on 31 October 2018. Attribution: Steve Eason]]\n\n{{Newslist\n| keyword = XR\n| year = 2023\n}}\n\n== Jul-Dec 2020 ==\n\n* Extinction Rebellion launches campaign of financial disobedience.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/23/extinction-rebellion-launch-campaign-of-financial-disobedience theguardian.com]</ref> Nov 23\n\nExtinction Rebellion is a force for good.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/13/observer-letters-extinction-rebellion-acts-for-everyone theguardian.com]</ref> Sep 13\n\nAccording to YouGov poll, UK public think we do not have a free press<ref>[https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2020/09/10/according-to-yougov-poll-uk-public-think-we-dont-have-free-press/ extinctionrebellion.uk]</ref> Only a minority of adults in the UK think that we have a free press. Most people think the press ownership concentration is unacceptable. 48% of people think the UK press generally pays too little attention to climate change. Sep 10\n\n== Jan-Jun 2020 ==\n\nExtinction Rebellion UK launch new strategy: 'In 2019 we demanded change. In 2020 we begin building the alternative'.<ref>[https://rebellion.earth/2020/02/12/extinction-rebellion-uk-launch-new-strategy-in-2019-we-demanded-change-in-2020-we-begin-building-the-alternative/ rebellion.earth]</ref> Feb 12\n\n* Today, Extinction Rebellion UK launched its new strategy for 2020 saying: 'This is the year rebellion goes beyond the streets and into the fabric of everything we do.'\n* Barely a year old, Extinction Rebellion has already been recognised as the #1 global influencer on climate awareness.\n* Key goals are to bring a million people in the UK into active support and ensure 50% of the nation see the Climate & Ecological Emergency as their top priority; pilot new participatory systems in democracy, media and economics; and grow connections to, and understanding of, wider movements for change.\n* National policies and international climate agreements have failed for 30 years – While we know the eyes of the world will be on COP26 and we will be factoring it into plans, Extinction Rebellion will not be depending on this conference.\n\n[[File:Brocks Hill Environmental Centre - geograph.org.uk - 12886.jpg|thumb]]\n\nPupils draft their own climate bill as anxiety grows over lack of guidance for schools<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/feb/11/pupils-draft-climate-bill-anxiety-lack-guidance-schools theguardian.com]</ref>\nFeb 11\n\nRushing the emergency, rushing the rebellion? Story and vision for XR in 2020. By Marc Lopatin, Skeena Rathor, Rupert Read<ref>[https://www.appropedia.org/File:XR-Story-Vision_in_2020.pdf Story Vision]</ref> Jan...[[Talk:Extinction Rebellion#An open response to XR-Story-Vision in 2020|An open response to XR-Story-Vision in 2020]]\n\n== 2019 ==\n\n[[File:Southwark1.jpg|thumb]]\n\nMajority of UK public back 2030 zero-carbon target – poll<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/07/majority-of-uk-public-back-2030-zero-carbon-target-poll The Guardian]</ref> Nov 7\n\nExtinction Rebellion: High Court rules London protest ban unlawful<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50316561 BBC News]</ref> Nov 6\n\nThe first year of [[Extinction Rebellion|XR]] is coming up. So if we need a \"rapid transition\" to the next stage, what can we all learn from them?<ref>[https://www.rapidtransition.org/stories/extinction-rebellion-one-year-on-and-growing-and-learning-quickly/ rapidtransition.org]</ref> Oct 23\n\nExtinction Rebellion's car-free streets showcase the possibility of a beautiful, safe and green future.<ref>[https://theconversation.com/extinction-rebellions-car-free-streets-showcase-the-possibility-of-a-beautiful-safe-and-green-future-124924 theconversation.com]</ref> Oct 16\n\n== News sources ==\n\n* [https://rebellion.global/news/#press rebellion.global, press]\n* [https://extinctionrebellion.uk/press/ extinctionrebellion.uk, press]\n\n== See also ==\n\n* [[UK Climate news]]\n* [[Climate news]]\n\n{{CASwiki UK footer}}\n\n== References ==\n\n<references />\n\n{{Page data\n| keywords = News, UK news\n}}\n\n[[Category:Extinction Rebellion]]\n[[Category:Climate change]]\n[[Category:Climate action]]\n[[Category:CASwiki UK topic news]]\n[[Category:News]]\n[[Category:UK news]]"}