COP26 Extinction Rebellion Protest

Extinction Rebellion block roads and protest outside Glasgow banks.

Hundreds of protesters are marching through Glasgow as part of another day of Extinction Rebellion demonstrations around the COP26 summit.

The march set off from Buchanan Street steps just after midday.

After being held at a police cordon on Sauchiehall Street, the march turned back on itself and moved down West Nile Street, before moving down through other parts of the city centre.

Traffic was stopped in several streets as demonstrators made their way through.



Police Scotland said on Wednesday afternoon two people at a protest were arrested after a number of officers were sprayed with paint. Cans of spray paint were also seized.

Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie said: “Assaults on officers, who put their safety at risk every day to keep the public safe and have adopted a facilitative and rights-based approach to protest, is totally unacceptable.”

Protesters also held a demonstration outside the JP Morgan branch which had a heavy police presence outside.

Robb Callender, a protester from London, said police were being “quite aggressive” towards those on the march.

He said SSE were “talking a big talk but doing nothing” on the climate.

Earlier, activists campaigning against the Cambo oil field staged a mock ceremony featuring “the Queen” turning off the taps to the oil pipeline.

Various climate activist groups have been protesting outside the summit since it began on Sunday.

Demonstrators have called on governments to move faster and make stronger commitments to prevent climate change.

World leaders have made pledges so far when it comes to making real change, but many say they have fallen far short of what is required.

Top officials, including prime minister Boris Johnson, have made gloomy statements over the prospect of keeping the dream of limiting global warming to 1.5C alive.