Letter to the Times by 21 business leaders supportive of Extinction Rebellion – of which I am proud to be one – plus an invitation

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Latest Headlines

Friends, colleagues and esteemed contacts

After nearly a thousand arrests of non-violent demonstrators in London over the last week, it is clear that the Extinction Rebellion movement has changed the conversation about climate change where so many of us have tried and failed hitherto. This is a therefore a unique moment of opportunity, for all with eyes to see how quickly we are collectively sabotaging a livable future.

I have reproduced on my website a letter to the Times by business leaders. I would appeal to all in the business world who worry about climate change to engage with the XR business platform that the letter refers to. A survival reflex could yet emerge in society, but as the anguished young people blocking London streets and the thousands of striking schoolchildren know only too well, time is running out fast.

Best

Jeremy