Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion demonstrators rallied outside the UK Parliament in London on Wednesday, a day after 160 of its activists were arrested for blocking roads.
Protesters lay on Parliament Square under white sheets to look like corpses as two activists locked themselves to a tree trunk outside the Environment Ministry, demanding the government act to avoid a climate disaster.
In Parliament, Green Party MP Caroline Lucas tabled a bill that supporters said would detail the way out of the climate emergency.
The bill aims to expand Britain's pledge for net-zero emissions by 2050 to include sectors such as international shipping and air travel.
It calls for quicker action towards the goal and for it to be determined by a citizens' assembly.
Activists said they thought the return to street protests despite the pandemic was justified by fast-growing climate risks and because the movement was taking precautions to prevent spread of the virus.
