Kerry: Climate Activist 'Militancy Will Grow' if We Don't Act, 'I Admire' Civil Disobedience, But It Doesn't Work

On Thursday's broadcast of CNN International's "First Move," Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry reacted to groups like Just Stop Oil blocking traffic or vandalizing artwork by stating, "that militancy will grow if people in positions of responsibility do not take action. But I would also say that you're not going to help win any converts by destroying a great work of art or making it very difficult for people to get to work, and so forth." And "I admire people who are willing to put themselves on the line, even in civil disobedience. But you understand that when you are civilly disobedient, there are consequences. And that's part of making the point you want to make. I think, right now, we need people to be moving the political process as constructively as possible."