The environmentalists say they are protesting against the decision to issue oil and gas licences.
By Clara Bullock & Martin JonesA protest march by the group Just Stop Oil brought traffic to a standstill in the centre of Bristol on Saturday afternoon.The group said it was protesting against the government's decision to issue"Unfortunately, we have to engage in disruption because it's the only way we can get any kind of media coverage," said Jayne Wade, from Just Stop Oil.
"The point of our whole campaign is to draw attention to the issue, which is that the government issued new oil and gas licences this summer," she added. "We are in an emergency: we just had the hottest summer ever recorded. We're running out of time to act on this."Drivers who were stuck in traffic said the protest was "really annoying"."They're stopping people from getting on with their lives," said another driver."But if we had a government taking responsibility, then this wouldn't be something we'd have to do.
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