Thousands across Scotland joined millions across the world to demand action in the face of the climate emergency

SCOTLAND has joined with nations across the world in a global strike demanding action to halt the climate emergency that threatens the future of the human race.

The activist group moved a 25-foot-long boat in Glasgow city centre as part of a UK-wide demonstration demanding action on climate change

The five activists were unlocked by keys delivered to each of the party leaders, along with a note calling for greater ambition in fighting climate change

All social movements face major strategic debates, but few so urgently as today’s climate action movement – David Jamieson speaks to climate activists and academics about where next for the movement

THE international climate movement has come a long way in a very short time.

Consciousness about the destruction modern industry has wrought on the planet through global warming and wider environmental destruction has been growing for decades – often the thankless burden born by isolated scientists and marginalised political radicals.

Extinction Rebellion protestors: “This is a crime scene. 250,000 people a year die due to the climate crisis”

Beyond the Noise with David Jamieson is a weekly podcast with CommonSpace journalist David Jamieson, where he gets behind the 24/7 news cycle and gets to heart of issues, trying to find the substance behind the headlines.

IN THIS week's podcast Jamieson is joined by Dr Catherine Happer, a sociology lecturer at Glasgow University and expert on the relationship between the media and communications and the environmental movement.

Scottish Greens: “Actions speak louder than words, cutting aviation tax and lobbying for huge tax breaks for oil and gas exploration is not the climate leadership the world needs.”

Topical Motion was brought forward by SNP MPs Tommy Sheppard and Hannah Bardell to pay tribute to the young people who have been campaigning on climate change 

Eva Schonveld, Extinction Rebellion Scotland activist and campaign coordinator for a Climate Citizens’ Assembly, says that if the Scottish Government can hold a Citizens’ Assembly on the constitution, it can also hold one on the climate and ecological crisis

Members of Extinction Rebellion Scotland interrupted today’s First Minister’s Questions by calling on Nicola Sturgeon to “establish a citizen’s assembly to address the climate emergency”

-       Unfurling of protest banner calling for action from the First Minister sees parliamentary proceedings suspended and the livestream cut

-       Extinction Rebellion activists win support from Green MSP Ross Greer, following defeat of Green motion arguing for a climate emergency to be declared