Climate activists promise daily protests after blocking 10 UK oil terminals

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LONDON: Hundreds of climate change protesters blocked oil terminals across Britain on Friday (Apr 1) with some supporters climbing on top of oil tankers as part of their campaign to force the government to end its reliance on fossil fuels.

, which caused days of traffic chaos in central London three years ago, and another group Just Stop Oil blocked refineries around London, Birmingham, and Southampton.

The protests began on the same day that people in Britain saw the largest hike in the cost of energy in decades due to record global gas prices, and as the government prepares to outline new ways to meet the country's energy needs. Extinction Rebellion wants an emergency response from governments and a mass move away from polluting industries to avert the worst scenarios of global warming devastation outlined by scientists.

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