Climate activists glue themselves to street outside British parliament

Police officers detain a protester during a "peaceful disruption" of British Parliament as lawmakers return from the summer recess, at Parliament Square in London, Britain September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group glued themselves to street entrances at the British parliament on Thursday, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.

The activists said the government had done little to reach its own "inadequate targets" so they had to take action to ensure politicians took what they cast as the environmental emergency seriously.

Police made some arrests.

Police officers speak with an Extinction Rebellion climate activist sitting on the ground during a "peaceful disruption" of British Parliament as lawmakers return from the summer recess, at Parliament Square in London, Britain September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

(Reporting by Ben Makori; writing by Guy Faulconbridge; editing by Kate Holton)

Police officers detain Extinction Rebellion climate activists during a "peaceful disruption" of British Parliament as lawmakers return from the summer recess, near Parliament Square in London, Britain September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Extinction Rebellion activists participate in a "peaceful disruption" of the British Parliament as lawmakers return from summer recess, in London, Britain September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

An Extinction Rebellion climate activist waves a large flag during a "peaceful disruption" of British Parliament as lawmakers return from the summer recess, in London, Britain September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls