They are acting because the G7 leaders have not.
A spokesperson said:
“This weekend was a key moment. The G7, leaders of the world’s richest democratic nations have met and yet we’re STILL Drowning in Promises. We asked the leaders of the world to act now and all we’ve had are hollow words. We’re in no better position than before the G7 took place.
“This G7 conference begs the question. Is the outcome of this “event” really worth all the disruption, the carbon footprint and not forgetting the unfathomably large financial cost of all this security?”
On the third and final day of the G7 summit Extinction Rebellion are focusing on the failure of G7 nations to respect the global climate commitments they made in Paris in 2015, and urging the leaders leaving Carbis Bay to act immediately to address the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
Gail Bradbrook, Extinction Rebellion co-founder, said:
“These pledges for change are pathetic in the face of the collapse of the natural world- they might have been appropriate 20 years ago but not in 2021. An emergency means an emergency and our leaders aren’t keeping us safe. Tipping points are being breached and billions will die because of this inaction.
“The only thing left for people to rebel against our leaders, to rise up and pull together on the streets to take action ourselves. Because none of us is safe until all of us are safe. We’ve had enough of targets for the future, we need action now.”