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A CHARITY director has questioned whether prosecuting medical professionals is in the public interest as six medics face trial for raising awareness of climate change’s impact on public health.
The medics, who in 2022 cracked panes of glass at JP Morgan’s offices in Canary Wharf, London, could lose their professional status and even face imprisonment.
They plastered posters on the office reading: “In case of medical climate emergency break glass,” during a record-breaking heatwave.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
