British Environmental protests: helping or hurting?

[Raze]

A series of protests by the group Insulate Britain involving traffic obstruction began on 13 September 2021.[1] The group has blockaded the M25 and other motorways in the United Kingdom, as well as roads in London and the Port of Dover.

The protesters demand that the government insulate all social housing in the UK by 2025 and retrofit all homes with insulation by 2030. They have drawn condemnation from figures within the government.

TITLE: Furious driver snatches Insulate Britain signs & cops free protesters chained together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SaASmeOtFo

TITLE: Insulate Britain: Fighting breaks out as furious drivers drag protesters from the road

TITLE: Woman BEGS Insulate Britain protesters, 'let me get to hospital'

TITLE: Insulate Britain: hundreds of arrests since action started

 

These protests are receiving a mixed reaction. Some say they are losing support, others say they are effectively gaining attention for the cause of preparing for climate change. What do you think?

[LastThursday]

No government is doing enough to mitigate climate change. Raising the awareness of anything to do with curbing CO2 emissions is critical. Protesting like this is effective because it gets media attention and eyes on the issues, but how long can it be kept up? If it goes on for too long then it will have negative impact, because after all they're annoying the general public and not the government - who should actually be the target - it's indirectly effective at best.