Activists Paint '1.5 is Dead' on Darwin's Grave Amid Climate Concerns

[{"selector":"#anim-47f92094-9b3f-4aeb-8ea9-6da6caa33101","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0e9bf7a-acdc-4a8d-a418-841338cab004","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.50632%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b98eaa29-98b3-4056-a661-ab0e008a8cba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c40fd43-902e-4f54-9909-525f4c9a4c0b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-123.30098%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Activists Paint '1.5 is Dead' on Darwin's Grave Amid Climate Concerns Govind Tekale

In order to draw attention to the risks associated with global warming, two demonstrators painted Charles Darwin's grave orange.

[{"selector":"#anim-c2aeb916-f444-4e68-a04f-0f07844b32f9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1768644-a052-485b-9399-6019fd77473d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ede8b7a-23c1-487e-8d21-4548363e1798","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27994fe3-6042-43e2-8bd8-5233766460ad","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 116.02864%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a84b8e84-94e4-41f3-b38a-389bc1a65bb4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: Borinot bcr (CC BY 3.0)

"1.5 is dead," the campaigners said, alluding to the Earth's temperature surpassing the 1.5°C barrier.

[{"selector":"#anim-75dab647-f44e-4364-b1aa-d118dde2d250","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-66a7aac6-9a08-4fad-b3af-83526a45caed","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 249.72502%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8adef1cc-e0cf-42d9-b205-b52617305af2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3be35867-48da-4649-a88d-fee79198f065","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -113.72714%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a6fe15d-d1c4-40ef-8e0d-7c514ea6bd09","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: NASA/Goddard (CC BY 2.0)

The 1.5°C increase over pre-industrial levels may have detrimental effects for the environment and society.

[{"selector":"#anim-6c1c17a8-d25b-47f2-b023-75e9bfae32af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26c99705-4aa3-40ed-a89b-10faa9c3b44b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 116.58885%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0b7f09e-9a30-489c-b7c3-188947baac9e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9f56cb3-ad24-46e5-b80f-4fb67d819885","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ade8743f-9b50-4ab9-be2a-bcebb15d6b42","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: Dave Burnham (CC BY-NC 2.0)

"Darwin would be turning in his grave" because of the sixth mass extinction, according to one demonstrator.

[{"selector":"#anim-ba75fbd3-48d3-463f-9d6d-d7831e4dd15d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-766b5b46-1f29-4e74-8fd9-e9db2c37c76a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 195.52108%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0162fe80-4bcb-4e46-96e5-4cd6240ed33a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a554eee6-8d16-4cf7-a16a-3f28f4869d62","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -113.72714%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01267967-3407-4716-961f-12a885455cc7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: John Englart (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Darwin's memorial shouldn't sustain any long-term damage while the staff from Westminster Abbey removes the paint.

[{"selector":"#anim-6b675bc6-7f5f-4c20-b6e2-2fac1a5074a6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21f0baba-a988-4b35-ab16-2437a8b6d2fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 116.58885%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2960163-ba69-4aba-bd6b-b9e92e22b701","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d118086-ca45-4cfe-94df-4c7f7fa2faba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0c5e73d4-4170-4be0-930b-910811cf9b25","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: Christine Smith (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Findings indicating 2023 was the hottest year on record align with the protest.

[{"selector":"#anim-42885aa3-8872-4619-a93f-913370d46f99","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df9620be-5f1d-4e78-b6c8-18db2184bba8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 331.87149%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-efe879f8-c6a3-4ff3-8e01-ebedb980cad4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72aec73f-ebf4-489a-be0a-225d9df60695","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -114.48664%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2c68185-7882-4075-bffa-a7aa321030dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: Josh O'Connor, USFWS. (PDM 1.0)

Three-quarters of the world's wildlife populations have disappeared since the 1970s.

[{"selector":"#anim-086fd6e0-9c4e-4b3d-b8e6-805645582114","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7e1b3cf-1d84-4e0d-ab8c-0df10ae0d2ea","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 116.02864%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0a54a3a-01ac-4aed-bb34-1d1c2d52e75c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0fb9e0b-a2da-4085-b62c-23f36a882631","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6b584ec9-3a24-47e5-8c3d-d0be86675f1d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: CanyonlandsNPS (PDM 1.0)

Darwin's tomb was selected to represent the way in which nature must adjust to the changing environment.

[{"selector":"#anim-a02adb31-3a43-4cfb-930e-ec3f54c58f89","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-040d794f-4afe-402a-bb58-547f646b388b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 249.72502%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6409842-f3aa-4fcc-9a58-134ecb8f08ec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb4f2d3a-99aa-424c-bb4e-63028d24f641","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -114.48664%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1db5622-48ce-4892-b5da-e44e6d81c84d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: Timo Newton (CC BY-SA 2.0)

The contentious demonstrations of Just Stop Oil raise questions about how best to promote climate action.

[{"selector":"#anim-0de49bce-34e3-4c1a-826a-ac6c5ed7edbb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed659093-644d-4f8e-b4cd-d21bc473f5ef","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 116.02864%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdf10219-5b49-402f-b70a-63885555911e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95148e81-6254-4ca1-9008-07f3b0fb4638","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3610a2e4-dba2-4e7c-b878-8834f1a42bda","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1400,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo Source: Alisdare Hickson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-e53fd9ab-c47b-41ce-a21d-df2d3922344f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2da156a-e852-41d0-aad3-edcaa2743d5b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-79b38a35-dc47-4969-8967-e1d61ee62b07","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.50152%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1bcd19e6-3918-4f91-baad-6d51110659e0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":700,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e45f791-618b-41a8-9eb9-164d465fbbc5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.55555%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":700,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Just Stop Oil Activists Receive Prison Sentences for Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ Soup Protest: Climate Justice Debate Learn more