Just Stop Oil activists have spray-painted a grave stone belonging to Charles Darwin in yet another stunt.
The pair entered Westminster Abbey at about 10am and use spray chalk to write ‘1.5 Is Dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave, in reference to Friday’s announcement that the world has exceeded the ‘safe’ 1.5 degree warming limit agreed by world leaders in Paris in 2015.
They said: “2024 was the hottest year on record. We have passed the 1.5 degree threshold that was supposed to keep us safe.
“Millions are being displaced, California is on fire and we have lost three quarters of all wildlife since the 1970’s.
“Darwin would be turning in his grave to know we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. The government’s plans will take us to over 3 degrees of warming.
“This will destroy everything we love. World leaders must stop burning oil, gas and coal by 2030.”
Express.co.uk has contacted Westminster Abbey for comment.
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