Environmentalist David Suzuki has issued an apology after saying “there are going to be pipelines blown up” if government leaders neglect to take action on climate change.

Suzuki made the comments during an interview with CHEK News on Saturday, amid a protest in Victoria that was organized by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion.

“We’re in deep, deep doo doo,” Suzuki is quoted as saying at the time.

“And the leading experts have been telling us for over 40 years. This is what we’ve come to. The next stage after this, there are going to be pipelines blown up if our leaders don’t