In the United States, a lawyer has set fire to himself in protest of climate change

A well-known American lawyer, 60-year-old David Buckle died after setting himself up in a park in New York to protest against climate change.

This is written by the Air Force.

David Bakla's remains were discovered at Brooklyn Avenue Prospect.

In his suicide note, found near, it was said that he was killing himself, pouring fossil fuels on himself as a symbol of "that the damage from human activity does with the Earth".

He noted that most people now breathe bad air and many die prematurely.

Buckle was also known as a human rights defender who worked on behalf of the LGBT community, as well as several environmental groups.

His suicide note was also sent by email to several organizations to suicide.

"My premature death from fuel shows how we deal with ourselves," wrote the lawyer.

Earlier, it was reported that the European Commissioner for the Environment, Carmen Vella, was preparing lawsuits against the European Court due to poor air quality in a number of European Union countries.

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