A researcher and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania here in the US found that overall the public disapproves of these types of protests, nonviolent but disruptive. 46% of people they pulled said these kind of tactics decrease their support for efforts to address climate change. 40% of people told the researcher and the professor it does nothing either way. Just stop oil actually did their own polling on Twitter. Only 11.5% of people wanted you to target great artworks.
Tensions are simmering in London as climate protesters turn up the heat on their soup-flinging activism. Rishi Sunak’s government is attempting to keep the situation from boiling over.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices