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As the different climate action movements move from non disruptive tactics towards other forms of non violent direct action that include property damage or sabotage, (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjRnb2E5d-DAxUlUaQEHX64AcYQFnoECBcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2022%2Fnov%2F13%2Fthrowing-soup-at-the-problem-are-radical-climate-protests-helping-or-hurting-the-cause&usg=AOvVaw3ea9-YCGO9gXfB2WXOB6rT&opi=89978449) the different goverments reaction is escalating in response, changing laws or sometimes charging activists with hefty fines or greater prison sentences.
(https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/just-stop-oil-protesters-jail-terms-potentially-breach-international-law-un-expert-says)