Burning Climate Change Activist Insensitive about His Carbon Emissions! By James Reed
Someone has to say it, and no-one I have read has done so yet; the climate change protester who set his arm on fire was not being consistent, since he was ignoring the carbon emissions his burning arm added to greenhouse gas emissions. Sure, it is not much, but when you are a climate change fanatic, every puff counts! To support oil and coal, I am thinking of a protest where I tip oil over myself and frolic around like a pig in mud. No, on second thought, not a great idea. It would be a waste of good oil, now a precious commodity.
“A protester set his arm on fire in a horrific incident on a tennis court just before Roger Federer was due to play his last ever match at the 02.
The 20-year-old protester, named Kai, who interrupted the second set of a men's singles match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Schwartzman, is a member of the End UK Private Jets group, which claims that 'carbon emissions in 2022 are genocide'.
He lit himself on fire and grimaced as the flames licked his arm, but it did not appear to harm him. He rubbed his arm to put the flames out as he sat on the tennis court while security rushed over to grab him, eventually dragging him away.
The tennis legend, Federer, revealed earlier this month that the London tournament, the Laver Cup, would be the final competition of his career, having struggled with a series of injuries in recent years.
Yesterday, tennis icons Andy Murray, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic all played on the same court with the Swiss ace, who has won 20 majors, just shy of Djokovic and Nadal's records, in doubles match at the tournament.
Federer received a standing ovation on the court before the final match of his 24-year-long career. He played alongside his long-term competitor for Team Europe against American duo Jack Sock and Francis Tiafoe.
Novelist JK Rowling, model Jodie Kidd and rugby ace Chris Robshaw all looked on in horror as the climate activist set his right arm alight in the middle of the court to protest the use of private jets in the UK.
Rowling was also seated beside her husband of more than 20 years, Neil Murray, a Scottish doctor.
Federer and Nadal are set to play together in the Laver Cup doubles final tonight against Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.
The climate change activist interrupted the second set of a men's singles match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Schwartzman.
He lit himself on fire and grimaced as the flames licked his arm, but it did not appear to harm him.
He rubbed his arm to put the flames out as he sat on the tennis court while security rushed over to grab him, eventually dragging him away.
The man has appeared in several videos in the past explaining his hardline stance on climate activism.
A video was posted on Twitter by End UK Private Jets immediately after the stunt of Kai explaining why he was going to set his arm on fire.”
So why was it that the fire did not appear to harm the climate change fanatic? Is he fire proof?
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