Just Stop Oil and XR protesters block UK refineries – video

Hundreds of climate change activists have blocked oil terminals across Britain, with some protesters climbing on top of oil tankers as part of their campaign to force the government to end the country’s  reliance on fossil fuels.

Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil blocked refineries around London, Birmingham and Southampton on Friday.

The protests are part of planned XR demonstrations, which were due to begin on 9 April, with the group saying the aim is to cause enough disruption ‘to create a tipping point moment’

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/apr/01/just-stop-oil-and-xr-protesters-block-uk-refineries-video

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