The Scotsman

Protest & survive?

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Climate change activists scaled the Finnieston Crane and hung banners at Glasgow City Chambers as part of national protests.

Why don’t they go and protest in China? China is contributi­ng to climate change at a far greater rate than the UK.

hazel smith China is paying other countries to offset its pollution, Hazel.

duncan lucas The Earth will be here long after the human species has gone. There have always been major geological and climate changes throughout its history and doubtless they will continue long into its future. Just live with it.

Aristotle Exactly, it has been a geological blink of an eye since that crane would have been under a sheet of

ice a kilometre thick...

Roastin

I’d rather have flooding than an infestatio­n of privileged middle class hippies on a gap year fad before they take up a career in the city.

Opposable thumbs

“... we want the council to act responsibl­y and save us from this accelerati­ng disaster”. They think Glasgow City Council is going to save the planet. It’s a big ask.

odd bodge

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