Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds
UK, US and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while [criminalising activists](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/climate-defenders-mary-lawlor-human-rights). Research has found that [17% of all climate protests](https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/f/1182/files/2024/12/Criminalisation-and-Repression-of-Climate-and-Environmental-Protests.pdf) between 2019 and 2024 resulted