The GuardianExtinction Rebellion climate protesters have begun a second day of demonstrations by blocking and chaining themselves to the entrance of a concrete factory. In east London, about 50 climate protesters yesterday blocked the gates at London Concrete in Bow to stop workers or vehicles from entering the site. “Concrete has a huge environmental impact and building another tunnel will only make air pollution across east London worse,” protester Eleanor McAree, 25, said. According to recent data from the London Atmospheric Emission Inventory, 2 million people in the capital are living with illegal air pollution. Extinction Rebellion is due to continue protests in London and four other cities in England and Scotland until Friday.

Source: Taipei Times July 16, 2019 15:56 UTC