Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil held their 'final protest' since announcing they will stop direct action, claiming it has won its demand to end new oil and gas.
The group had drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from throwing soup on Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers and spray painting Charles Darwin’s grave to climbing on gantries over the M25.
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The group had drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from throwing soup on Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers and spray painting Charles Darwin’s grave to climbing on gantries over the M25.
Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Today we're not protesting, we are celebrating really.
00:03We're celebrating what we've achieved in a short time,
00:06what a relatively few people have achieved in a short time.
00:09And the main thing there is our campaign was to demand an end
00:14to new fossil, new oil and gas licenses.
00:18And that is now government policy.
00:20And as a result of that, there are 4 billion barrels of oil underground
00:24that would otherwise be being burned.
00:26And if you think about that, that is half a barrel per person on the planet.
00:30That feels like a significant aim. It feels like a successful campaign.
00:34But it's not the end of those of us who want to take action.
00:37There will be more coming, but it won't be just up oil.
00:39And we're working on something that suits the new context that we've learned to be living.
00:56This setting has started.
01:00This way, we thank you.
01:11This way?
01:11.