The year-old Extinction Rebellion group has energized a global movement demanding governments cut the carbon emissions that scientists have shown to cause devastating climate change. Extinction Rebellion said it was setting up 12 protest sites near government offices in central London that could block access to parliament and the prime minister’s office. London police said they had made 135 arrests by early afternoon, and the Extinction Rebellion said it was bracing for hundreds more. Further protests were planned in 60 cities around the world, including Buenos Aires and Cape Town. Dutch police said they had arrested 50 people after Extinction protesters occupied a bridge outside the Rijksmuseum.

Source: Taipei Times October 07, 2019 15:56 UTC