Climate crisis focus of talk and discussion in Liverpool

With solving climate change becoming more urgent, a worldwide movement aimed at pressuring governments to take action is coming to Liverpool to gather support

Extinction Rebellion’s Nova Scotia chapter is hosting a talk and discussion on the topic this Thursday at the Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre, starting at 6 pm.

Lisa Strickland-Clark, a member of the group, will be leading the talk on Thursday, and says it will have three parts to it. The first is finding out why people are interested in the topic, then a presentation on the data behind climate change and finally a discussion on what the audience thought and actions that can be taken.

Strickland-Clark says the data shows action needs to be taken soon. At the end of 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change released a report stating the global governments have 12 years to drastically reduce emissions of CO2, before catastrophic climate change will begin.

“It’s that dramatic, that we have to act really quickly,” said Strickland-Clark. “And to have a citizen’s assembly to oversee the government to make sure they do what they say they will.”

Extinction Rebellion was formed shortly after the IPCC report was released, and promotes non-violent direct action, such as Ghandhi’s non-violent protest over British Rule or the civil rights movement. Earlier this month the group hosted a “die-in” in Halifax, to showcase the number of species at risk of extinction, and interrupted the provincial legislature to highlight the issue.

More information on the group can be found on their Facebook page.