The two protesters hoped to draw attention to reports that global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time

Environmental activists in the UK painted Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey on Monday with the words “1.5 is dead,” referencing the critical climate threshold that the world temporarily passed in 2024.

Two women have been charged with criminal damage after chalk paint was sprayed on Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey. The words “1.5 is dead” were written in orange on the 19th century biologist’s grave on Monday,

Two women have been charged with criminal damage after Charles Darwin’s grave was defaced at Westminster Abbey...

Two Just Stop Oil activists have defaced Charles Darwin’s grave with orange chalk in Westminster Abbey. Police led the two protesters away after they used spray chalk to write ‘1.5 Is Dead’ at around 10am on Monday morning.

Just Stop Oil activists spray-painted Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, January 13, demanding that “world leaders” stop burning fossil fuels by 2030.Footage released by Just Stop Oil shows two activists spray-painting Darwin’s grave with the phrase “1.

The figure refers to the goal, set by the Paris Climate Agreement, of making sure global temperatures rise to no more than 1.5C higher than their pre-industrial level.

Two women have been charged with criminal damage after Charles Darwin’s grave was spray-painted in Westminster Abbey on Monday.The Metropolitan Police said Alyson Lee, 66, of Park Grove, Derby, and Di Bligh,

The protest was in reaction to recent news that global temperatures in 2024 had exceeded 1.5 Celsius above the pre-industrial era for the first time.