The Latest Breaking News from Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion protest criticises inaction over 1.5C climate change target

Members of the campaign group gathered outside 55 Tufton Street in Westminster.

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2025

Extinction Rebellion protester climbs Trafalgar Square Christmas tree

Climate protester labelled ‘unwanted Christmas decoration’ as he scales tree as ceremony gifting spruce to London is held

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025

Extinction Rebellion may have gone quiet, but climate protest will come roaring back

The pandemic and harsh laws suffocated climate movements as we knew them. Get ready for a new kind of action, says journalist Oliver Haynes

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

Eight arrests as fake crude oil thrown and 'grim reaper' appears at Extinction Rebellion occupation

A protester dressed as the grim reaper on top of a structure ‘some distance in the air’ will be arrested when they can be removed, police have said

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024

‘It’s the least I can do’: meet Etienne Stott, 2012 Olympics gold medallist turned XR activist

The 2012 canoeing champion turned Extinction Rebellion activist tells Donald McRae about the parallels between sport and activism, and the urgency of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

'I Was Scared For My Life' - Akshay Bhatia Shares First-Person Account Of Moment Protestors Ran Onto The 18th Green At The Travelers Championship

Members of protest group Extinction Rebellion entered the course and threw chalk over the putting surface as the final three players approached

Golf Monthly · Jun 24, 2024

In defence of the Environment Agency’s dedicated but overstretched staff

Letters: Loyal but underpaid | Extinction Rebellion | Ukraine and Elon Musk | Boris Johnson’s book | Rishi Sunak gets on a small boat

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

‘Outrageous and disgusting’: Greens MP condemns comparison of Queensland climate protests to US capitol riots

Ethics committee clears Michael Berkman of inciting or encouraging Extinction Rebellion protest but labels his conduct ‘disgraceful’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2024

Climate activists smashed glass door of JP Morgan in London, court hears

Five women targeted investment bank with hammers and chisels during Extinction Rebellion protest, jury told

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

Climate protesters wait on challenge to parliament law

A group of 13 Extinction Rebellion protesters face up to three years in jail for allegedly disrupting parliament for three minutes with anti-fossil fuel chants.

AAP · Nov 13, 2023