Greta Thunberg carried away by German police while protesting expansion of coal mine
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was one of several protesters carried away by police while protesting the destruction of a German village for the expansion of a coal mine on Tuesday.
- Climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, staged a protest at the Swedish parliament, advocating for comprehensive reforms to address climate concerns.
- Around 40 activists blocked entrances to the Riksdagen, holding signs with the message "Climate Justice Now."
- Thunberg voiced frustration, saying that the climate justice movement's message has been ignored for decades.
A group of climate activists including Greta Thunberg on Monday blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, advocating for sweeping reforms to tackle climate disasters.
Some 40 activists held signs reading "Climate Justice Now" as they sat in front of at least two entrances to the 349-seat Riksdagen, including the main doorway. Swedish media said lawmakers used other entries into the assembly.
"The climate justice movement has, for decades, been repeating the same message over and over again, like a broken record, and we feel like we are not being heard," Thunberg told The Associated Press.
GRETA THUNBERG INTERRUPTED AT CLIMATE PROTEST AFTER CHANGING THE TOPIC TO THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
Climate protesters have accused fossil fuel companies of deliberately slowing the global energy transition to renewables in order to make more profit.
Greta Thunberg is seen speaking during a strike to demand action be taken on climate change outside the White House in Washington, D.C. A group of climate activists including Greta Thunberg on Monday blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, advocating for sweeping reforms to tackle climate disasters. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
Thunberg, 21, has inspired a global youth movement demanding stronger efforts to fight climate change after staging weekly protests outside the Swedish parliament starting in 2018.
CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG GOES ON TRIAL IN LONDON FOR BLOCKING OIL AND GAS CONFERENCE
She repeatedly has been fined in Sweden and the U.K. for disobedience to law enforcement in connection with protests. Earlier this year she was acquitted of a charge of refusing to follow a police order to leave a protest blocking the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London. The judge cited "significant deficiencies in the evidence."