What an utter wank clown.

Maybe, maybe not. Without clear evidence it's all supposition. All we know is that, whilst people may not believe it, their actions are effective.

Sure, it's not a great look I concur

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/22/just-stop-oil-van-gogh-national-gallery-aileen-getty

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/29/just-stop-oils-protests-funded-by-us-philanthropists

however we're talking about 2% of their overall funding in 2023:

https://time.com/6334072/just-stop-oil-climate-change-activist-group/

I'd argue that money from a climate fund that was cofounded by the daughter of a oil baron (who appears to be something of a environmental activist), whilst not ideal is a fair way removed from the idea that they are funded by the petrol companies as agent provocateurs.

Also, as I linked the evidence suggest they work, so if the likes of Esso are funding them it's not their greatest work. Who knows. I believe they get a bad wrap. If anything I imagine it's more likely the petrol companies are the ones pushing the negative narratives around groups like JSO to try and mute their effectiveness and turn the public against them.

I mean, sure, but again the evidence suggest otherwise: https://www.apollosurveys.org/social-change-and-protests/

And as the articles I originally linked above shows the general public may think otherwise, which is understandable.

Evidence suggests that disruptive protests actually help, rather than hinder organisations like JSO:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/07/disruptive-protest-helps-not-hinders-activists-cause-experts-say

https://theconversation.com/climate-change-radical-activists-benefit-social-movements-history-shows-why-181977

https://theconversation.com/radical-environmentalists-are-fighting-climate-change-so-why-are-they-persecuted-107211

It's all about raising awareness and facilitating discussions.

Thank you Donye, very cool!

Time to break out ol' faithful

This is never not appropriate with stories like this.

I mean even a cursory bit of online research demonstrates that not only are the vast majority of people aware of man made climate change, they also consider it personally important and a government priorty: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/international-public-opinion-climate-change-2023-appendix.pdf

A lot of people on Lemmy need to understand this, because all too often they are ready and eager to pounce on any positive news with dismissive arguments along these same lines i.e 'why are we wasting money on X when we should be spending it on Y. We're all doomed'. It's becoming a tired trope on this platform already.

"Insurers, who say the vehicles are too likely to be stolen, seem to be deaf to the suffering of owners whose only fault was to buy an obese status symbol coveted by many hard-working criminals, as well as by Prince Andrew.". Damn, savage! It's a good article, though. EVs are heavy enough, without continuing to make SUVs part of the product lineup.