Climate Change Activists Should Not Have ‘Carte Blanche’ to Vandalise, Court of Appeal Told

Climate change activists should not have “carte blanche” to damage property and then walk free because the scope of their defences in court are drawn “too broadly,” the Court of Appeal in London has been told. Attorney General Victoria Prentis is challenging the defence used by a climate change protester who was acquitted after a trial last year. Ms. Prentis ordered a review of how the law was applied last December, saying it was “important that the law is clear and fairly applied.” The individual, who can only be identified as XX for legal reasons, claimed they honestly believed the property owner would have consented to the damage they caused if they had been fully aware of the full impact of climate change....