For over a year now, the British activist group Just Stop Oil has been using what it calls a disruptive campaign strategy to pressure the UK government into stopping issuing new licenses for fossil fuel projects. Fossil fuels are a major cause of climate change. Reporter Rebecca Rosman spent some time following campaigners around London to find out whether these tactics are working.
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