United Kingdom's Metropolitan police has started an operation where it is taking pre-emptive action against climate change groups that are planning disruptive protests after the start of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP27.

UK Police launch operation against disruptive climate change protesters and groups

Climate change protesters briefly interrupted a high-profile speech by British Finance Minister Philip Hammond to leaders of the country's financial services industry on Thursday. Minister Suspended For Assault.

U.K Finance Minister Suspended For Assault, Video Shows Minister Grabbing Woman's Neck

The group is demanding the government declare a climate and ecological emergency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025 and create a citizen's assembly of members of the public to lead on decisions to address climate change.

More than 290 climate change protesters arrested in London