Activists of the Just Stop Oil environmental campaign forced some facilities to close on Sunday. Protesters are demanding that the UK government suspend new oil and gas projects. More than 30 members of Just Stop Oil camped outside the Buncefield oil terminal in Hertfordshire overnight. In the early hours of Sunday, 12 activists gained access to the site and entered the premises. Image: Activists climb over an oil tanker at Buncefield Terminal Image: Activists look over a tanker at Buncefield Terminal Some stood in banner fuel trucks and refused to get off, while others sat outside the gates to prevent the tankers from leaving. Ronan, a protester who slept through the night, told Sky News: “This is an ongoing campaign, so there is no end date. “Our message is that immediate action and political disobedience will only increase until we see change in the right direction. “It’s incredibly sad that he is taking such action to force change, but as long as we do not see change, activists will stand up and force change.” Image: Protesters slept outside Bansfield Hertfordshire’s terminal overnight Asked if this was the right time for actions such as this disruption of fuel supply in the midst of a cost-of-life crisis, Ronan said he felt he could not wait any longer. Read more: Climate change activists enter tunnels as they block access to Essex oil terminals The protester continued: “If we do not act today, the questions we will have in the future will be, can we eat? This is the choice we have now. “Are we going through a mild disruption now, to move away quickly from fossil fuels – or are we plowing and ending up in a situation where we have huge floods, possibly mass starvation, as crops fail? Isn’t that an exaggeration?” Subscribe to ClimateCast on Spotify, Apple Podcast or Spreaker Hertfordshire police and ambulances have been on the scene since the early hours of the morning and have arrested 27 people. Officers flew drones over the spot and an extended exclusion zone remains in place. The Buncefield terminal was one of seven sites targeted by Just Stop Oil in the past three days and more than 200 people have been arrested since Friday. At Kingsbury Oil Terminal in Warwickshire, police arrested 54 people for offenses including criminal damage, obstruction of the motorway and public order. Image: Activists lying on the street at Kingsbury Oil Terminal, Warwickshire Image: Just Stop Oil activists blockade Kingsbury Oil Terminal in Warwickshire “We fully recognize the right of every individual to participate in lawful protests, but when this protest becomes illegal and disproportionate, we will act to protect the rights of others,” said Ben Smith, an aide to the operation. The tunnels that cut off entrances to the Navigator and Grays terminals in Thurrock, Essex since Friday remain in place, with 35 more people arrested on Sunday.
