Kingsnorth trial day four: Zac Goldsmith appears for the defence | Greenpeace UK

When asked about his motives for taking action on climate change, Huw said that, having spent a lot of time there and personally witnessing progressive climate changes like encroaching deserts, the pressure on water supplies and flooding, he was especially interested sub-Saharan Africa.

"I've witnessed people suffering starvation," he said. Huw talked about Kenyan pastoralists who lose over 90 per cent of their cattle after a succession of droughts that have been directly attributed to climate change. He'd personally seen people lose cattle, homes, crops and livelihoods after severe floods in Africa. Every tonne of CO2, he said, increases the damage globally.

So all of the defendants have now taken the stand. Tomorrow, it's the turn of the Inuit leader, Aqqaluk Lynge.