Climate activists block four of London’s busiest bridges

UK climate activist team  Extinction Rebellion close down 4 of London’s busiest bridges, snarling visitors on the first day of the Easter financial institution excursion on Friday .

The activists blocked Blackfriars, Waterloo, Westminster and Lambeth bridges, that crosses  over the River Thames, Extinction Rebellion tweeted.

“As long as our government fails to act now on the climate crisis disregarding expert advice, licensing more drilling for oil and gas, locking up scientists, we have no choice but to disrupt,” it said.

“We’re on track for a catastrophic 3°C warming” above pre-industrial levels, the group warned.

Such a figure would be much higher than the 2015 Paris climate agreement goal to limit temperature rises to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius.

Nine scientists were arrested after a protest targeting the energy ministry Wednesday and one of the individuals started a hunger strike the next day after she was not released from custody, the group said.

The Metropolitan Police said on Twitter it was aware of “pockets” of protests that were “causing delays and disruption across central London”, adding that officers were “working to manage the impact”.

The group has carried out a series of protests in the past week, including shutting down the iconic Tower Bridge last Friday.

Members also focused the headquarters of British power large Shell Wednesday, and a few glued their hands to the building as they referred to as on personnel to give up their jobs.

The British government final week presented a new power safety approach after the war in Ukraine and soaring inflation, with a extra attention on nuclear power and renewable strength, but additionally oil from the North Sea.