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CLIMATE change activists stopped traffic on two key roads in central London today as they staged a slow march to demand that the government stops issuing new licences for fossil fuel projects.
Just Stop Oil protesters jammed the traffic at the Bricklayers Arms roundabout and in Old Kent Road before gathering outside St Paul’s Cathedral during the morning rush hour.
Police officers walked alongside the shuffling demonstrators, who wore orange high-vis vests, following the campaign group’s recent decision to walk slowly in the road rather than attempting to stop the flow of vehicles entirely.
Activist Sam Griffiths said: “I feel sick seeing how little is happening to address climate breakdown, the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced.
“And our government is actively making things worse.
“Granting over 100 new oil licences is indefensible and goes against everything that science says we need to do.”
The 47-year-old father explained that he had begun taking action for his son after last summer’s record heat “scared the s*** out of me.”
He said: “I’m sick of the weasel words of our politicians.
“I’m no longer prepared to just stand by and watch.”