Just Stop Oil

Just Stop Oil (JSO) is a British environmental activist group primarily focused on the issue of human-caused climate change. The group aims to force the British government to commit to ending new fossil fuel licensing and production using civil resistance, nonviolent direct action, traffic obstruction, and publicity stunts. The group was founded in February 2022 and began protesting at English oil terminals in April 2022. The group has received criticism for its disruptive and often illegal methods of activism. In response to tactics used by the group, successive British governments introduced or increased criminal penalties for non-violent direct action, which resulted in numerous members being given prison sentences. On 27 March 2025, the group announced its intention to end active campaigning and focus on support for activists in prison and in court.