Here's a thought: why not try engaging directly with polluters to discuss their pain points, work on resolutions, and find alternatives together? Not just fossil fuel companies but concrete and steel, rice farmers, regulators and business investors. Because while protestors are buying glue and blocking traffic, legions of more effective people are engaging fellow humans in meaningful solutions.
Read Claire O"rourke's "Together We Can" to see how real grassroots action is making a real impact. Read Drawdown as a personal to do list instead of a wishlist.
There so much to do.
Protesting is asking others to do it.
Do it yourself.