Greta Thunberg arrested in London. The Swedish activist was taken away police during one protest for the climate against the oil giants, organized to mark the opening of an event bringing together representatives of the energy sectorEnergy Intelligence Forum. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked the entrances to the hotel InterContinental Park LanePlace of meeting.
Greta Thunberg arrested in London
Greta Thunberg was stopped by British police in London protest by environmentalists against the Energy Intelligence Forum, which brings together the leaders of the world’s oil giants for three days at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel. The Telegraph reports about it on its website.
Shared in some videos Social and the 20-year-old activist is seen smiling as officials load her onto a ship Transporter.
In addition to Greta Thunberg, five other people were arrested
A few hundred demonstrators blocked the entrances to the nearby luxury hotel Hyde Park, Where the Energy Intelligence Forum is taking place, Scotland Yard officers intervened and arrested others 5 people.
They were stopped for attempting to block access to the conference venue. Sitting on the sidewalk in front of the entrance.
You may be interested in Greta Thunberg’s fine for disobeying the police: the verdict comes, but she denies the allegations
Greta Thunberg against the Energy Intelligence Forum
Before her arrest, Greta Thunberg told reporters that she was against the meeting.with closed doorse” and the agreements signed between political representatives “Lobbyists the destructive fossil fuel sector” on the occasion ofEnergy Intelligence Forum.
The event was organized by the ecologist NGO Fossil Free London The company pointed in a statement to the record profits that oil majors made last year and that they “directly reinvested in expansion.” fossil fuels, and not in green energy,” as promised.
As Ansa emphasized, the activists also criticized the presidency COP28the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, entrusted to the Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, at the helm of the state-owned oil giant United Arab Emirates.
You may be interested in Greta Thunberg’s graduates, but she doesn’t stop striking for the climate, announcing: “The fight has only just begun”
It is not the first time that Greta Thunberg has been arrested
Greta Thunberg has been arrested in the past and has been immortalized several times after being grabbed and taken away by officers.
One of the most recent arrests occurred in Norway last March.
Photo source: Getty