Doctors for Extinction Rebellion has carefully considered its position. As a highly respected group of professionals, publicly backing and acting with a group which commits to breaking the law may seem like an unusual move, but they believe that the severity of the crisis is so great that such a decision is justified.

Extinction Rebellion “is a socio-political movement which utilises nonviolent resistance to avert climate breakdown, halt biodiversity loss, and minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse”

They have 3 demands:

• Tell the Truth. Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.
• Act Now. Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.
• Beyond Politics. Government must create and be led by the decisions of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.