More Traffic-Blocking Eco-Activists Jailed in UK for Contempt of Court

Insulate Britain protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Feb. 1, 2022. Tom Pilgrim/PA

Five Insulate Britain activists were jailed on Wednesday after they breached a high court injunction prohibiting them from obstructing traffic on the M25 motorway last year.

The climate activist group repeatedly blocked traffic on the UK’s motorways and busy streets, demanding the government insulate all British homes by 2030 to help decarbonise the economy.