{"id":36959,"date":"2019-06-22T18:44:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T17:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=36959"},"modified":"2019-06-22T18:44:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T17:44:31","slug":"wake-up-to-climate-change-urge-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/06\/22\/wake-up-to-climate-change-urge-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake up to climate change, urge protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Mass cycle ride for National Clean Air day\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BC04JcmgDNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Mass cycle ride for National Clean Air day\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" 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\/><\/noscript><br \/>\nThis was the second protest cycle ride held in the city in partnership with the Cardiff Extinction Rebellion group in two months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The first was held in April and attracted more than 200 cyclists as part of a three-day demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>These Welsh demonstrations follow Extinction Rebellion&#8217;s\u00a0protests in London\u00a0in April, which saw around 1,000 people being arrested.<br \/>\nLast night\u2019s route in Cardiff was kept under wraps, with only a few select marshals leading the pack.<br \/>\nFacebook updates throughout the event showed the group travelling along North Road, Newport Road, and through Splott, causing traffic disruption throughout the city centre.<br \/>\nSince their formation last October, Extinction Rebellion has staged several national demonstrations.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36966 size-full\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/64562812_446745042558163_7575229722003505152_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nAlongside this group action, youth climate strikes have been taking place across the country.<br \/>\nOscar Griffin has taken part in these strikes and joined in with Extinction Rebellion demonstrations.<br \/>\nAt last night\u2019s demonstration the 16-year-old said: \u201cThis is such an emergency and the government doesn\u2019t seem to be taking it seriously.<br \/>\n\u201cThe current candidates for Prime Minister are not talking about it. They\u2019re talking about Brexit and all these problems we have created for ourselves, which in the wider scheme of things are not really going to matter\u201d.<br \/>\nOscar thinks the movement is only going to get stronger as more people wake up to the issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018National Clean Air Day Cycle Gathering\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Air pollution causes approx. 2,000 deaths a year &amp; is a public health crisis in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wales?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wales<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XRCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@XRCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XRCaerdydd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@XRCaerdydd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExtinctionR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ExtinctionR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CleanAirDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CleanAirDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateEmergency?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateEmergency<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cardiff<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BHFCymru?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BHFCymru<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HealthyAirCymru?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HealthyAirCymru<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foecymrucydd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@foecymrucydd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalmCampaign?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CalmCampaign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CdffCycleCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CdffCycleCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WveIMpDi5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/WveIMpDi5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @XRCardiff (@XRCardiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XRCardiff\/status\/1141755364163162113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nDebbie Lee from Cowbridge has been participating in Cardiff\u2019s Extinction Rebellion actions since before Christmas<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cWe\u2019ve reached a point where we really need to be acting collaboratively and cooperatively.<br \/>\n\u201cEvents like this are really great in bringing people together under all different kinds of environmental umbrellas.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/06\/65030905_386251722238302_5583519216364945408_n-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>What are Extinction Rebellion\u2019s demands?<\/strong><br \/>\nExtinction Rebellion have three demands:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;The Government tells the truth about the climate and the wider ecological emergency, reverses inconsistent policies and works alongside the media to communicate truthfully with citizens.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Government must enact legally binding policy measures to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 and to reduce consumption levels.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A national Citizen\u2019s Assembly is set up to oversee the changes, as part of creating a democracy fit for purpose.&#8221;<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENVIRONMENTAL protesters took to the streets of Cardiff in a mass cycle ride for National Clean Air Day. 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