"This is for my nieces and nephews. So that we can work towards a greater planet for them to live on. A healthy planet…"

"It seems like everyone is in an odd sense of denial about climate change. I was in a quandary about what I could do. …"

"People are sick of being told it’s enough to sign a petition when we’re faced with extinction."

"I think this is the first time, certainly since the direct action protests of the 1990s that there has been a mass ca…"

"I am doing this because I am hugely concerned about the future for my children and grandchildren. The government is n…"

"You're standing up for something that needed to be stood up for. We all needed someone to do that. You are doing it. …"

"This is a movement devoted to disruptive, nonviolent disobedience in protest against ecological collapse."

"Today we use 100 million barrels of oil every day. There are no politics to change that. There are no rules to keep t…"

"It was a moment of the kind that changes lives. At a press conference held by climate activists Extinction Rebellion …"

"In fewer than 12 months, Extinction Rebellion has become the fastest-growing environmental organisation in the world."