Greta Thunberg, who had promised to swear ‘net zero’, was seen alone walking today During COP26 clashes against police, Extinction Rebellion protestors where arrested
The Swedish activist, 18, strolled into a debate alone on Wednesday, much to the surprise of police and security officials who had been expecting her in a car.
Greta, who arrived in Glasgow to raise awareness about climate change as the COP26 summit got underway, spoke on the phone while arriving at the meeting. She was wearing purple trousers, a waterproof jacket and a bright green face mask.
Stella McCartney was also present at the event where Leonardo DiCaprio had invited her to speak.
During clashes with police officers on Wednesday, two Extinction Rebellion protestors in Glasgow were also taken into custody.
Greta Thunberg walked into a debate on Wednesday by herself, surprising security officers and police who had expected her to arrive in a car.
As she arrived at the meeting, the 18-year-old Swedish activist chatted on the telephone. She was wearing purple trousers, a green waterproof jacket and a bright green face mask.
After Greta declared on Twitter that she would stop swearing after turning the air blue multiple times,
Greta had announced that Greta would cease swearing after having turned the air blue on numerous occasions.
She spoke recently about people being ‘p****d off’ by protests and was also filmed singing ‘You can shove your climate crisis up your a**e’ while outside COP26.
Greta is accompanied by PR advisors and supporters wherever she travels. Today, Greta made a tongue in cheek pledge to make up for her bad language.
She pledged that she would go ‘net zero’ – a term often used by those trying to balance out the damage they do to the environment – by stating something nice every time she swears.
The 18-year old announced her pledge to her five-million Twitter followers: “I am pleased to announce that my goal is to eliminate swear words and other offensive language.”
“In the unlikely event that I say something offensive, I promise to make amends by saying something nice.”
Two Extinction Rebellion demonstrators were arrested on Wednesday during clashes between police officers in Glasgow
During protests in Glasgow centre on day four of United Nations COP26 Climate Change Conference (Extinction Rebellion), police officers are used to taser climate activists.
Cop26’s two-week-long summit began on St Vincent Street. On St Vincent Street, police and demonstrators clashed.
During a demonstration at the SSE energy company, near the Charing X area of the city center, scuffles broke loose. Pictured: Protestors in Glasgow on Wednesday
Outside the COP26 Summit on Wednesday, world leaders met in Paris to discuss climate change. A protester is seen next-to an indigenous delegate.
It comes after the teen campaigner was filmed leading protesters in a chant of ‘you can shove your climate crisis up your a***’ at COP26 in newly emerged video from her rally on Monday.
Outside in Festival Park, Miss Thunberg gave a passionate and foul-mouthed speech, telling demonstrators: ‘Inside Cop, there are just politicians and people in power pretending to take our future seriously… No more blah blah blah, no more whatever the f*** they are doing inside there!’
As heads of Government from around the world discussed what could be done to save the planet from ruin, the Swedish eco activist appeared to lay the blame for looming natural disasters squarely on them as she riled up her fellow activists with a chant of: ‘You can shove your climate crisis up your a***’.
A Scottish attendee had appeared to suggest singing ‘you can shove your rules up your a***’ before Miss Thunberg put her own spin on the popular melody of ‘She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain When She Comes’.
After uttering an expletive on BBC Radio, it was the second time Miss Thunberg turned the air blues in a single week.
Andrew Marr was interviewing the activist when she asked her about recent protests by Insulate Britain.
She said, “To be clear, as long that no one gets hurt, then I think sometimes it is necessary to anger some people.
‘Like, for instance, the school strike movement would never have become so big if there wasn’t friction, if some people didn’t get p***ed off.’
Two arrests were made by police after officers were spray with paint. Pictured: Protesters are seen wearing masks of world leaders at an anti-meat protest outside the COP26 Summit
Many climate action groups protested against the lack of progress in reducing carbon emissions as world leaders meet at the Summit to discuss climate change.
A protester dressed up in Displaced Dora costume during Wednesday’s Extinction Rebellion demonstration
Protesters are seen wearing masks emblazoned with world leaders during an anti-meat demonstration outside the COP26 Summit.
Cop26’s climate change summit saw hundreds of police officers deployed to control protesters. Pictured: Protester points to fake £20 notes during an Extinction Rebellion protest
Flares were also set off at JP Morgan Bank in Glasgow on Wednesday. Pictured: Protesters are seen during an Extinction Rebellion protest in the city
But the recorded pre-watershed broadcaster prompted complaints from viewers, with one saying: ‘Did Greta just say ‘p***ed off’ on the BBC several hours before the watershed? It’s not recorded live, so I’m not sure why the BBC didn’t make it editable.
Another insisted: ‘Erm ‘p***ed off’ is unacceptable according to Ofcom pre-watershed.’
But a third tweeted: ‘Greta saying ‘p***ed off’ on the BBC – good on you girl – getting your point over.’
Tonight’s high-brow climate event hosted by the New York Times will feature the teenage campaigner. It is called “News Travels fast – The Media’s role in covering Climate Change.”
She will be speaking alongside Professor Michael Mann, Rebecca Blumenstein, deputy managing editor at the paper, and Vanessa Nakate (Ugandan climate justice activist).
Elsewhere, two Extinction Rebellion activists were arrested in Glasgow after hundreds of police officers were deployed to contain protesters at the Cop26 climate change summit.
During a demonstration near the Charing X end in the city centre, scuffles broke out.
A tree-dressed protester is seen at the Extinction Rebellion protest in Glasgow on Wednesday,
On Sunday, members of the Red Brigade, created by the Invisible Circus in Bristol, silently appeared at XR protests.
Police in Glasgow had been prepping for widespread protests throughout the city during three weeks of the climate change summit.
Red Brigade often mimes in slow motion and paints their faces while portraying ‘living statues. The group was a part of the XR protests last year
During an Extinction Rebellion demonstration on November 3, protesters were holding signs about “greenwash services”.
During the COP26 summit police anticipate making 300 arrests per hour. Pictured: Group of Extinction Rebellion demonstrators on Wednesday
As world leaders met at the SEC Centre to discuss climate change, police and protestors were seen clashing on St Vincent Street.
Activists tried to force their way into the building and were stopped by private security and police officers.
But the demonstrators locked themselves together outside.
Police claim that officers were spray-painted with paint before they were arrested.
Gary Ritchie, Assistant Chief Constable, stated that officers were attacked after being sprayed in paint during one of these protests.
“Two arrests were made in connection with this so far, and spray paint cans were seized.
‘We will defend the rights to peacefully protest at COP26, but we must also balance this with the rights of the wider community.
“We will respond proportionately to any protest and violence will be not tolerated.”
“Assaults upon officers, who put safety at risk every single day to keep society safe and have adopted an inclusive and rights-based approach, are completely unacceptable.”
Flares were also lit earlier in the day outside JP Morgan bank on the street that runs through the city.
Climate action groups are protesting at the COP26 Summit for real progress on ocean cleaning, reducing fossil fuel consumption, and other global warming issues.
Specially trained officers will be deployed with high-tech devices and specially trained officers to take down drones at the summit. Pictured: Protestors at an anti-meat demonstration in Glasgow
During the Wednesday Extinction Rebellion demonstration in Washington, climate change protesters were carrying placards saying “stop climate crime.”
Police in Glasgow had been planning for protests throughout the city during the three-week-long climate change summit.
Each day, approximately 10,000 officers from Police Scotland (and other forces across Britain) will be on duty.
A steel ring is being built around Glasgow’s conference site, on the north bank the River Clyde. Security forces are preparing for possible threats to the heads state and disruption from climate change protesters.
Police will even send specially trained officers with high-tech devices to bring down rogue drones using electromagnetic waves.
Police expect to make 300 arrests per day. However, sources warn that if the number goes higher, custody suites may be overwhelmed.
Around 40 officers from Scotland Yard and police from around the country seized an inflatable Loch Ness Monster that was found near COP26.
On the raid, police from Glasgow were joined by officers from Metropolitan Police and Merseyside. They were supported by coastguard personnel.
The target was the ‘Loch Ness Debt Monster,’ a inflatable measuring 13ft by 26ft that campaigners had commissioned to reduce debt burdens in poorer countries.
The giant toy was located beside the River Clyde (with permission) on private land owned and maintained by The Govan Wetlands Project.
During the demonstrations, a group of protestors dressed up as Ghostbusters carried signs and costumes that read ‘Greenwash Busters’.
During Wednesday’s Cop26 summit, police and protestors clashed in Glasgow during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration
Outside the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, a protester is seen next a delegate from an indigenous country.
Protesters are seen wearing masks emblazoned with world leaders during an anti-meat demonstration outside the COP26 Summit.
It was only half a mile from the summit venue, and campaigners didn’t plan to transport it up the river. The police arrived at breakfast and ‘arrested the toy’.
Senior police officers informed activists from the Jubilee Debt Campaign that ‘Nessie was being taken under section 20 of police and fire reform act.
Ms Heidi Chow is the executive director of JDC. She stated: “I think that was completely overreaction. And over policing for an innocent non violent stunt to raise debt to address climate crisis.
“This is a sad reflection about the way debt is being ignored in the main COP26 negotiation. They also said that waterways were all restricted due to COP26.
“It appears that Nessie was arrested under section 20 police and fire reform act, in suspicion of a crime. The crime was simply being put on restricted waters.
“We weren’t going to take the inflatable upstream.
“It is quite absurd that there are so many police officers in this area.” Even some were from Norfolk.
Another activist stated that they wanted to highlight the nations’ debt.
“They seem to have bad talking about it at COP26 so at the very least we have a discussion outside here. They didn’t have to take Nessie though.
Twitter activist: “We came this morning inflate the Loch Ness Debt Monster, and raise the importance global South debt for climate crisis.
Today, Rishi Sunak, UK chancellor, presented wide-ranging proposals for’rewiring’ the economy to reduce global warming. Pictured: Protestors during an XR demonstration
Around 40 officers, including officers from Scotland Yard seized an inflatable Loch Ness Monster measuring 13ft high by 26ft in length. It was set up by campaigners.
Red Brigade members are seen during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration on November 3.
During the demonstrations, a group dressed up as Ghostbusters and carried signs that read “Greenwash busters” and costumes.
Instead, the police took Nessie away and tried to block our message. It was just like how debt is being kept out of the COP26 discussions!
A spokesperson for Police Scotland responded to a question about whether the officers present were too many.
It comes as Rishi, the UK’s chancellor, today presented broad-ranging proposals for’rewiring’ the economy to reduce global warming.
The City of London will control trillions of pounds of assets and redirect them away from carbon-intensive industries like oil and coal to fund initiatives such as electric car battery technology.
It will also require all UK-listed companies that are listed to be able to make proposals for ‘transition’ to net zero over the next decade. Companies will be assessed annually against their published plans.
Those who don’t make enough progress or have plans that aren’t strong enough could face penalties, fines, or even removal of their shares from the stock exchange.
Critics of Mr Sunak’s plans fear they will lead to firms leaving the City of London in order to avoid red tape.
On Wednesday, hundreds of officers deployed after campaigners marched through the streets of Glasgow.
High-vis jacketed police officers were seen surrounding protestors from Extinction Rebellion marching down St Vincent Street in Glasgow on Wednesday.
Protesters are seen during the Extinction Rebellion protest, Wednesday, as world leaders meet to discuss global warming/climate change
Officers from the Welsh Police and their colleagues from the UK wait for protesters at Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC), where the Cop26 summit is taking place.
The financial centre has been in uncertainty for years after Brexit and Covid-19, which caused a lot of disruption to the financial sector. This led to millions of employees working at home instead of in the heart city.
Ministers hope that the scheme will result in a rapid shift away investment in polluting industries, and help drive progress towards the Government’s goal of making the UK carbon neutral by 2050.
According to the Treasury, the plan would make the City “the first net zero-aligned financial center in the world”.
But the compulsion is likely to prove controversial with some, and could have big consequences for firms in sectors such as oil, gas and mining – BP, Shell and mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore are among those listed in London.
The Confederation of British Industry gave it a cautious welcome, saying that businesses were already ‘upping their game’. The trade body cautioned that ministers should work with their counterparts abroad to create ‘globally consistent rules’ to avoid penalising British-based businesses.
Alasdair Haynes (CEO of Aquis stock exchange) said that it was good that climate disclosures were included in companies’ reports and accounts, but cautioned: ‘You must have proportionality.
‘Many fast-growing businesses are facing high reporting costs, especially when you take into account the details of what’s required.