Greta Thunberg, a climate activist who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, was arrested in London while protesting outside a conference hosted by oil and gas executives.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in the U.K. during a protest outside a gas and oil industry conference. The Metropolitan Police force in London said Wednesday that the 20-year-old Swedish activist, who rose to international fame when she addressed a United Nations climate event in New York City, was among dozens of protesters charged amid a demonstration outside the luxury InterContinental Hotel during the Energy Intelligence Forum.
Thunberg will have to appear at a hearing on Nov. 15 at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The other protesters facing charges were also allowed bail. The three-day Energy Intelligence Forum runs until Thursday. It features chief executives of Shell, Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and Norway’s Equinor, as well as the U.K.'s energy security minister and other speakers.
Thunberg, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a neurobiological disorder, has been a climate activist since 2015, when she started skipping school on Fridays to raise awareness for efforts to fight climate change. She has also met with politicians and world leaders, urging them to make stronger efforts to fight climate change.
During her address before the U.N. in 2019, Thunberg said: 'You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words… We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money, and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!' The Associated Press contributed to this report.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained by police in LondonClimate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police in London on Tuesday, a Reuters witness reported, after she addressed protesters at a demonstration against oil and gas companies in the centre of the city.
Read more »
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest disrupting major oil conferenceSwedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday was detained by police after joining hundreds of protesters to disrupt a major energy conference in London.
Read more »
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrested at London protest after disrupting major oil conferenceSwedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday was detained by police after joining hundreds of protesters to disrupt a major energy conference in London.
Read more »
UK police charge climate activist Greta Thunberg after protestClimate activist Greta Thunberg was charged by British police on Wednesday after she and others were arrested at a protest outside a London hotel where an oil and gas conference was taking place.
Read more »
Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained at a protest to disrupt oil executives' forumGreta Thunberg was among dozens of protesters who chanted 'oily money out' and sought to block access to the InterContinental Hotel on Park Lane, which is hosting the Energy Intelligence Forum.
Read more »
Greta Thunberg arrested at oil conference in London, eyewitnesses tell CNNGreta Thunberg was arrested at a protest outside an oil and gas conference – formerly known as the “Oil and Money” conference – at a luxury five-star hotel in London on Tuesday, eyewitnesses told CNN.
Read more »