Extinction Rebellion protesters sit on top of silos at oil refinery

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Laura Amherst, 31, stripped down to nothing but rainbow-striped socks and trainers to protest outside No10. In her protest, she demanded the “naked truth” after baring all in a march on Downing Street.

The mother-of-one carried signs and placards to cover up some of her body while demonstrating outside Boris Johnson’s home.

Ms Amherst hoped Mr Johnson and the Government would set a target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2025.

The environmentalist also posted footage online of her yelling at security guards that she is not breaking any laws by “trying to save the planet”.

She said: “They were trying to threaten me telling me I’m breaking the law and harming children.

“It makes me so angry.”

While promoting her latest protest, Ms Emherst was unable to post any of the pictures on social media over fears they would be removed for breaking guidelines.

She said: “Drastic measures were put in place in wartime and in Covid- yet not to stop extinction?

“The messages are not sinking in that this is an EMERGENCY.

“What is it going to take for people to wake up, and do what needs to be done?”

This is not the first time she has stripped down to nearly nothing for an Extinction Rebellion protest.

She has even made a name for herself by going topless at the protests and claimed she was doing it to “draw attention” to the threat of climate change.

Ms Amherst also set up an OnlyFans account to donate some of her funds to the campaign.

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Earlier this month, she declared she was going on a hunger strike to get a response from the Prime Minister.

She said she would not eat anything until the Government sets more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions.

While she believes she is drawing attention to climate change, others have hit out at the mum-of-one and said she is “attention-seeking”.

The Government pledged to be carbon-free by 2050 as the threat of climate change continues to grow around the world.

In December, Boris Johnson announced a new ambitious target to reduce the UK’s emissions by at least 68 percent by 2030.

He said at the time: “We have proven we can reduce our emissions and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process – uniting businesses, academics, NGOs and local communities in a common goal to go further and faster to tackle climate change.

“Today, we are taking the lead with an ambitious new target to reduce our emissions by 2030, faster than any major economy, with our Ten Point Plan helping us on our path to reach it.

“But this is a global effort, which is why the UK is urging world leaders as part of next week’s Climate Ambition Summit to bring forward their own ambitious plans to cut emissions and set net zero targets.”

Business and Energy Secretary and COP26 President Alok Sharma added: “Tackling climate change is the one of the most urgent shared endeavours of our lifetimes, demanding bold action from every nation to prevent catastrophic global warming.

“As a country, we have demonstrated we can both rapidly cut carbon emissions, while creating new jobs, new technologies and future-proof industries that will generate economic growth for decades to come.

“The UK’s new emissions target is among the highest in the world and reflects the urgency and scale of the challenge our planet faces.

“I hope other countries join us and raise the bar at next week’s UN Climate Ambition Summit, and ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow next year.”

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