Climate activism has had a rough year. Voters elected a president who had called climate change a “hoax.” Though Democrats had hoped such statements would doom Donald Trump’s campaign, polls showed voters rated climate change at the bottom of their priorities, and the policies of “The Green New Deal” promised by Kamala Harris did not rate highly enough for her to avoid a crushing defeat.
After Trump won the election, investment firms pulled out of net-zero alliances, and many companies are scaling back their net-zero commitments. Shortly after, “Just Stop Oil” – the group notorious for throwing soup on paintings, blocking roads, disrupting events, and gluing themselves to various antiquities – announced it would stop such high-profile protests.
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