Climate change could end human race, say majority of Brits

Poll follows high-profile protests by activists which thrust global warming onto the political agenda

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Extinction Rebellion climate change activists lie on the floor of the Natural History Museum 
(Image credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images)

The majority of people in the UK believe climate change could end the human race, a new poll has found, suggesting mass protests aimed at thrusting global warming onto the political agenda have captured the public’s attention.

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