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“Oily money out” : Greta Thunberg and 20 others arrested at London protest

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CLIMATE activist Greta Thunberg was arrested along with 20 other protesters outside a central London hotel today in an action to disrupt the Energy Intelligence Forum.

The InterContinental London hotel near Hyde Park was hosting the heads of major oil and gas companies at the event.

Fossil Free London, which organised the protest, hit out at the companies for deliberately slowing the global energy transition to renewables in order to make more profits.

The group highlighted how this year’s United Nations climate conference president is also the chief executive of an oil company.

Dozens of protesters blocked Hamilton Place at both ends with banners and pink umbrellas with eyes painted on, chanting: “Oily money out” and “Cancel the conference.”

Greenpeace activists abseiled down from the roof of the hotel to unfurl a banner reading: “Make big oil pay.”

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Greta Thunbeg hits out at government’s Rosebank oil field plans as ‘out of touch with reality’

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaking on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Picture date: Saturday June 25, 2022.

INTERNATIONAL climate activist Greta Thunberg condemned the British government as “out of touch with reality” today as she joined protesters in London against the Rosebank oil field.

Campaigners gathered outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero against the proposed plans for the new site off the Shetland coast.

The plans were originally expected to get approved before parliamentary recess this month but have been delayed over climate concerns.

Ms Thunberg said that a decision by Energy Secretary Grant Shapps to approve oil and gas explorations at Britain’s largest site would be “deliberately destructive.”

The Swedish activist said: “How can the British government even consider pressing ahead with new drilling when we can see what the burning of fossil fuels is doing to the climate and to people?

“The extreme weather events being experienced around the world right now is just a taste of what’s to come if we don’t get off fossil fuels.”

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