UK climate protest, scores arrested – answers
true/false
- Anti-war protesters are seen clashing with police. F: these are environmental protesters
- The protesters wanted access to the plant. T: they are trying to break down a fence to gain entry
- A policeman was transported to hospital in an air-ambulance. T: he was ‘air-lifted’ to hospital
- Some protesters were bitten by dogs. T: protesters were treated for bruises and dog bites
- The protest is against nuclear power. F: against coal-fired power stations
- The protesters stayed overnight outside the power station. T: they camped outside the power station – this is day 2 of the protest
- So far they haven’t disrupted the operational areas. T: the key is the word ‘unless’ – the plant will continue to operate ‘unless’ operational areas are disrupted
- One third of UK energy is produced at this plant. F: one third is produced by coal
- The government has no plans to change its energy policy. F: it is looking at ways of reducing its dependency on coal
- Coal produces the same carbon emissions as other fuels. F: coal is one of the biggest emitters of carbon – indicating that some other fuels have lower emissions