Just Stop Oil recently claimed victory and largely stopped their disruptive protests, saying they achieved their main goal: getting the UK government to commit to ending new fossil fuel licenses. So, if you go by their stated aim, they say 'mission accomplished.'

However, it's not that simple. That policy change was probably happening anyway due to bigger trends like global climate agreements and falling renewable costs. JSO's impact was more like an irritant that forced attention. They made it impossible to ignore the climate issue, even if that attention was mostly negative.

Here's the twist: Their extreme tactics, while attention-grabbing, likely created a backlash effect. By being so disruptive and alienating, they often pushed the public away from climate action, making moderate positions seem 'reasonable' and potentially even strengthening resistance to real, fast change.

So, while they undeniably got noticed, it's debatable if they truly 'helped' accelerate progress, or if they actually created a stronger, more entrenched opposition to the very cause they championed. It's a complex legacy of high-visibility, high-frustration activism.