Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police in the Netherlands after protesting Dutch subsidies and tax breaks to companies linked to fossil fuel industries. She stated that the world is facing an existential crisis and emphasized the urgency to take action to prevent climate refugees. Thunberg's activism, which began in 2018, has sparked a global youth movement demanding stronger efforts to combat climate change. Earlier this year, she was acquitted by a London court for refusing to leave a protest blocking an oil and gas industry conference.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and a group of activists blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, advocating for climate justice and accusing fossil fuel companies of hindering the energy transition for profit. Thunberg, 21, has inspired a global youth movement for climate action and has faced fines for protesting. She was acquitted in London for disobeying police orders at an oil and gas conference protest. The activists demand stronger efforts to combat climate change and feel unheard in their repeated message. Follow AP's climate coverage for more information.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been noted for her skills as an orator. Her speech at the 2019 United Nations climate summit made her a household name. Prior to her speaking engagements, Thunberg had demonstrated outside the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, using the signage Skolstrejk för klimatet (School strike for climate).
Greta Thunberg, along with several other protesters, has gone on trial for refusing to leave a demonstration that blocked the entrance to an oil and gas industry conference in London last year. Thunberg and four Fossil Free London protesters are facing charges of breaching a section of the Public Order Act that allows police to impose limits on public assemblies. Thunberg and other climate protesters accuse fossil fuel companies of obstructing the transition to renewable energy for profit. They also oppose the UK government's approval of drilling for oil in the North Sea.
Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡrêːta ˈtʉ̂ːnbærj] ; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation.Thunberg's climate activism began when she persuaded her parents to adopt lifestyle choices that reduced her family's carbon footprint. At age 15, Thunberg began skipping school on 20 August 2018, vowing to remain out of school until after the national Swedish election in an attempt to influence the outcome. She protested outside the Swedish parliament where she called for stronger action on climate change by holding up a Skolstrejk för klimatet (School Strike for Climate) sign and handing out informational flyers. After the election, Thunberg spoke in front of her supporters, telling them to use their phones to film her. She then said that she would be continuing school striking for the climate every Friday until Sweden was in compliance with the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Thunberg's youth and blunt speaking manner fueled her rise to the status of a global icon.Shortly after Thunberg's first school strike for the climate protest, other students engaged in similar protests in their communities. They then united and organized the school strike for climate movement under the banner of Fridays for Future. After Thunberg addressed the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference, weekly student climate strike protests took place on Fridays around the world. In 2019, multiple coordinated multi-city protests involved over a million students each. To avoid carbon-intensive flying, Thunberg sailed on a carbon-free yacht from Plymouth, England, to New York City where she attended and addressed the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit. In her speech, Thunberg scolded the world's leaders by exclaiming "How dare you" in reference to their perceived indifference and inaction to the climate crisis. Her admonishment made worldwide headlines.Thunberg's rise to world fame made her an ad hoc leader in the climate activist community. She also faced heavy criticism, much of it mocking her as a naïve teenager. Thunberg's influence on the world stage has been described by The Guardian and other media outlets as the "Greta effect". She has received numerous honours and awards, including an honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, inclusion in Time's 100 most influential people, named the youngest Time Person of the Year in 2019, inclusion in the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women (2019), and multiple nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.After Thunberg graduated from high school in June 2023, her protest tactics began to escalate. As an adult, her protests have included defying lawful orders to disperse—and peaceful but defiant confrontations with police—which have led to arrests, convictions, and one acquittal. Thunberg's activism has also evolved to include causes other than climate change, most notably the Israel–Hamas war. Thunberg co-authored an op-ed titled "We won't stop speaking out about Gaza's suffering – there is no climate justice without human rights" wherein she articulated her and Sweden's Fridays for Future's position.
Greta Thunberg and four other activists had their cases dismissed at Westminster Magistrates' Court after being arrested for protesting against the Energy Intelligence Forum. District Judge John Law dismissed the public order charge against Thunberg because the police attempted to impose unlawful conditions during the demonstration. The activists were arrested near the InterContinental Hotel in London on October 17. The charges against all defendants were related to failing to comply with conditions imposed under Section 14 of the Public Order Act.
Svante Fritz Vilhelm Thunberg (born 10 June 1969) is a Swedish actor, author, and father of climate activist Greta Thunberg.With his wife, he wrote a memoir, Scenes from the Heart (2018), later updated as Our House Is on Fire (2020).
Climate activist Greta Thunberg made a double crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 2019 to attend climate conferences in New York City and, until it was moved, Santiago, Chile. She sailed from Plymouth, UK, to New York, United States aboard the racing yacht Malizia II (the Italian for "malice"), returning from Hampton, Virginia, to Lisbon on the catamaran La Vagabonde. Thunberg refuses to fly because of the carbon emissions of the airline industry and the trip was announced as carbon neutral. As a racing sailboat, the Malizia II has no toilet, fixed shower, cooking facilities or proper beds.Thunberg planned to stay in the Americas for some months, attending both the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in September in New York and the COP 25 climate change conference which was scheduled to be held in Chile in December.However, at the end of October, while she was in the United States, it was decided to move the second event to Spain because of the 2019 Chilean protests. She arranged to make the return voyage on board the catamaran La Vagabonde, departing on 13 November and arriving at the Port of Lisbon on 3 December 2019.
Twenty activists have been charged after they blocked several entrances to Norwegian government offices over a wind farm that they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer. The activists argue that the transition to green energy should not come at the expense of Indigenous rights. The dispute centers around Europes largest onshore wind farm, which is located in central Norway's Fosen district. The activists have been demonstrating against the wind farm's continued operation since the Supreme Court of Norway ruled in October 2021 that its construction violated the rights of the Sami.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg marched alongside Extinction Rebellion activists and local residents in Farnborough to protest against the expansion of Farnborough Airport and to call for a total ban on private jets. The airport has submitted a planning application to increase the number of flights from 50,000 to 70,000 per year. Private jets are claimed to be up to 30 times more polluting than passenger airlines. Thunberg stated that private jets are incompatible with combating climate change and that the rich few should not be allowed to sacrifice the planet for their lifestyles.
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