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UK climate protest group Just Stop Oil says it will stop direct action (www.reuters.com)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Just in case anyone jumps to conclusions and just reads the headline. This isn't a response to the latest wave of protest crackdowns. JSO were always a group with one specific demand (it's in their name) and that demand is now UK government policy.

We'll never know how much a role JSO played in this, and they aren't the most popular outside of environmental circles, but as a UK resident, I'm pretty stoked we have people fighting this hard to protect the climate. Hopefully we'll see some of the same faces in newer groups and movements soon.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What is the policy? Unsurprisingly the media isn't particular keen to highlight when labour do something positive

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Labor have banned new north sea oil projects[1], combined with inland fracking being a non-starter this means no new oil projects in the UK.

If you're looking for good labour climate policy, clean power 2030 is probably their flagship, they also announced a new national forest the other day, plus upped our international climate commitments at COP. Far from perfect, but easily a step up from the conservatives.

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd1q9ejqdo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

They’ve definitiy gained points from me here. I’m no fan of Rachel Reaves and the policies they implemented so far looked like a crossover between Lib-Dem and Torries.