Film director to fund oil activists

The director of the film Don’t Look Up has pledged to triple donations made to Just Stop Oil over the weekend, the group has said. Adam McKay said he stands with the protesters, praising them for waking up “sleeping governments”. He will triple donations sent to Just Stop Oil until 10am today. McKay said: “We will hit 1.5C of heating in the next 18-24 months, which should greatly alarm every person on this planet.”