Say what you like about Just stop oil (and I personally have said on here that I felt their techniques needed to evolve after the initial good publicity before people turned on them) but, their stated aim of no new oil and gas is now government policy.
Say what you like about Just stop oil (and I personally have said on here that I felt their techniques needed to evolve after the initial good publicity before people turned on them) but, their stated aim of no new oil and gas is now government policy.
Protests work? Effective lobbying?
I wouldn't say policy changed because of folk rising up in support of JSO's cause, but their antics did raise public awareness, as they intended. However, they probably alienated more of those opposed to their tactics than felt moved to protest with them as a result.
That said, not for a second do I believe anyone who understands the science would have changed their minds due to what JSO were doing, so their actions never harmed support for the cause amongst those accepting of it, and those who reject it are beyond reasoning with anyway.
Better not be. Pays my pension. Ironically, I spent most of my working life working on contracts for the manufacture and supply of line pipe for the oil & gas industry giants to lay.
Is the fact you've posted this here supposed to relate the climate emergency, and if so, how?
I just think it's wonderful that dirty plant isn't emitting any more pollution
…and replaced it with a coal fired plant thousands of miles away churning out even more pollution and then transporting the steel to the UK…#notsavingtheplanetfromaclimateemergency
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Protests work? Effective lobbying?
That said, not for a second do I believe anyone who understands the science would have changed their minds due to what JSO were doing, so their actions never harmed support for the cause amongst those accepting of it, and those who reject it are beyond reasoning with anyway.