{"id":282537,"date":"2023-10-09T09:36:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282537"},"modified":"2023-10-09T09:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:36:28","slug":"enraged-portuguese-motorists-clear-climate-roadblock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282537","title":{"rendered":"Enraged Portuguese Motorists Clear Climate Roadblock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"423\" data-attachment-id=\"282542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282542\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524.png?fit=987%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"987,578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524.png?fit=723%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524.png?resize=723%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524.png?w=987&amp;ssl=1 987w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524.png?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524.png?resize=768%2C450&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Portuguese motorists losing patience with climate protestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ame-lFZK3GQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DAY 9: We are not backing down.<br><br>Today, the Occupation of Westminster enters its 9th day. Massive disruption has been caused throughout the borough with multiple bridges and key A roads repeatedly blocked.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CivilResistance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CivilResistance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A22Network?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A22Network<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JustStopOil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JustStopOil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoNewOil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoNewOil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EnoughlsEnough?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EnoughlsEnough<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rXOcFRtUJF\">pic.twitter.com\/rXOcFRtUJF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustStop_Oil\/status\/1579076969224101889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate protestors haven\u2019t tried to stop train commuters lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I_-wSckXbfc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What can I say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> If climate protestors held up a few banners by the side of the road, and respected the rights of others, by doing their best not to inflict unlawful disruption on ordinary people, I would fully uphold and defend their right to protest. And of course, I would uphold the right of passers by to ignore them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But these protestors are going way beyond presenting their message to the public, they are forcing people to stop and pay attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">if I was stuck in a traffic jam because a bunch of losers decided to deprive me of my choice to ignore them, I find it difficult to imagine myself sitting still while my rights were being trampled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously WUWT would prefer these confrontations don\u2019t occur. WUWT certainly does not condone or encourage unlawful violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Watts Up With That? Essay by Eric Worrall Portuguese motorists losing patience with climate protestors. Climate protestors haven\u2019t tried to stop train commuters lately. What can I say? If climate protestors held up a few banners by the side of the road, and respected the rights of others, by doing their best not to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":282542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Portuguese motorists losing patience with climate protestors.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691823449,691823448],"class_list":{"0":"post-282537","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-climate-protestors","9":"tag-portuguese-motorists","11":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0Screenshot-2023-10-09-093524.png?fit=987%2C578&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1bv3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":206005,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=206005","url_meta":{"origin":282537,"position":0},"title":"Sydney Motorist Drives Through Blockade Australia Climate Protestors","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"27\/06\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Essay by Eric Worrall Thankfully no serious injuries \u2013 but its a measure of rising frustration with green protestors that someone would do something so reckless. WATCH: Moment motorist loses patience with climate protesters and drives through crowd in Sydney CBDA commuter appeared to lose their patience with Blockade Australia\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-110.png?fit=750%2C414&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-110.png?fit=750%2C414&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-110.png?fit=750%2C414&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-110.png?fit=750%2C414&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":289342,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=289342","url_meta":{"origin":282537,"position":1},"title":"&#8216;Anti-motorist!&#8217; | Sunak BETRAYED 2035 petrol-diesel car ban? | Jacob Rees Mogg","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"30\/11\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"'This new policy is anti-consumer, anti-choice and anti-motorist.' Jacob Rees Mogg gives his take on Sunak's betrayal of the 2035 petrol-diesel car ban. https:\/\/youtu.be\/W3u-qsVJQjQ","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate change\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate change","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-change"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0Screenshot-2023-11-30-140517.png?fit=957%2C555&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0Screenshot-2023-11-30-140517.png?fit=957%2C555&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0Screenshot-2023-11-30-140517.png?fit=957%2C555&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/0Screenshot-2023-11-30-140517.png?fit=957%2C555&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":254834,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=254834","url_meta":{"origin":282537,"position":2},"title":"Just No Justice","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"26\/04\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"In London yet again the eco-pests have been out and about, making lives hell for ordinary people trying to go about their business. For most people one set of eco-protestors are just as much of a nuisance as any other, but for the record, this time it was Just Stop\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"eco-protestors\"","block_context":{"text":"eco-protestors","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=eco-protestors"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0C_qbteJh5IuADoHgdHVbLn1dOQR-T2ovoXL3zDPd5dw.webp?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0C_qbteJh5IuADoHgdHVbLn1dOQR-T2ovoXL3zDPd5dw.webp?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0C_qbteJh5IuADoHgdHVbLn1dOQR-T2ovoXL3zDPd5dw.webp?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0C_qbteJh5IuADoHgdHVbLn1dOQR-T2ovoXL3zDPd5dw.webp?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/0C_qbteJh5IuADoHgdHVbLn1dOQR-T2ovoXL3zDPd5dw.webp?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":270301,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270301","url_meta":{"origin":282537,"position":3},"title":"London\u2019s ULEZ Expansion: Balancing Environmental Protection and Motorist Rights","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"30\/07\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Tilak Doshi\u2019s article\u00a0\u201cLondon\u2019s Ulez Expansion: Motorists Of The World Unite!\u201d\u00a0is an eye-opening examination of the real-world impact of London\u2019s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion on ordinary motorists.","rel":"","context":"In \"London\"","block_context":{"text":"London","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=london"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-933.png?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-933.png?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-933.png?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-933.png?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-933.png?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":280676,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=280676","url_meta":{"origin":282537,"position":4},"title":"Mot motorists back postponement of 2030\u00a0ban","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"27\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Regit\u2019s motorists have emphatically backed the postponement of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars, with 80% saying they support the decision.","rel":"","context":"In \"eco-activists\"","block_context":{"text":"eco-activists","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=eco-activists"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0c66e9248a4104bc69d5c981d266ba07c.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0c66e9248a4104bc69d5c981d266ba07c.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0c66e9248a4104bc69d5c981d266ba07c.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0c66e9248a4104bc69d5c981d266ba07c.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0c66e9248a4104bc69d5c981d266ba07c.jpeg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":418151,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=418151","url_meta":{"origin":282537,"position":5},"title":"Labour To Limit Parking Spaces on New\u00a0Homes","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"22\/12\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Socialists have long wanted to take away our cars. I remember as long ago as the 1970s them arguing for this.","rel":"","context":"In \"ational planning policy framework (NPPF)\"","block_context":{"text":"ational planning policy framework (NPPF)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=ational-planning-policy-framework-nppf"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQMLvzuZZPHmsFKWuef8u74TG9dfhP_B7byGQ4rOMux5aVbvlh3HQWR4eXkpEft8SS5xcNNwbiGZ62MZBupMBhL2jXzK59NtucQUrDpIpVhTP74oywOUh2rArv8h9CkX-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C699&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQMLvzuZZPHmsFKWuef8u74TG9dfhP_B7byGQ4rOMux5aVbvlh3HQWR4eXkpEft8SS5xcNNwbiGZ62MZBupMBhL2jXzK59NtucQUrDpIpVhTP74oywOUh2rArv8h9CkX-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C699&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQMLvzuZZPHmsFKWuef8u74TG9dfhP_B7byGQ4rOMux5aVbvlh3HQWR4eXkpEft8SS5xcNNwbiGZ62MZBupMBhL2jXzK59NtucQUrDpIpVhTP74oywOUh2rArv8h9CkX-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C699&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQMLvzuZZPHmsFKWuef8u74TG9dfhP_B7byGQ4rOMux5aVbvlh3HQWR4eXkpEft8SS5xcNNwbiGZ62MZBupMBhL2jXzK59NtucQUrDpIpVhTP74oywOUh2rArv8h9CkX-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C699&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0AQMLvzuZZPHmsFKWuef8u74TG9dfhP_B7byGQ4rOMux5aVbvlh3HQWR4eXkpEft8SS5xcNNwbiGZ62MZBupMBhL2jXzK59NtucQUrDpIpVhTP74oywOUh2rArv8h9CkX-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C699&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=282537"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282543,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282537\/revisions\/282543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/282542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=282537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=282537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=282537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}