Climate in Norway
Greta Thunberg and 200 activists block the country’s largest refinery
Rebellion extinction activists have interrupted access to the Mongstad refinery to claim the end of the exploitation of fossil fuels in the country.
The Swedish activist for the climate and political action Greta Thunberg and activists from the Climatic Protest Group extinction Rebellion participate in an action before the Equinor oil refinery in Mongstad, Norway.
Paul S. Amundsen/NTB/AFP
About 200 environmental activists, including Swedish Greta Thunberg, blocked the most important refinery in Norway on Monday to claim that this country ends its oil and gas industry, according to the organizers and the police.
Activists ofExtinction Rebellion Sitting on the road, blocking access to the Mongstad refinery, in Bergen, on the southwest coast of Norway, while a group of kayaks and sailboats blocked the port entrance.
“We are here because it is perfectly clear that there is no future in oil. Fossil energies lead to death and destruction, “said Greta Thunberg in a statement, adding that oil producers like Norway” have blood on their hands “.
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By emitting greenhouse gases, fossil fuels feed global warming.
Mongstad refinery owned by the State
The police said they have been on the spot since 9 a.m. Locals (7 h GMT) and monitor the situation, the activists announcing for their part plan to continue their movement all week in Norway via a series of demonstrations.
The refinerie de mongstad is owned by the oil giant Equinor, mainly held by the Norwegian state.
Activists claim Norwegian leaders a “oil and gas exit plan”.
Police intervenes to expel Rebellion extinction activists, who crossed the security zone using kayaks, during a demonstration in front of the Equinor oil refinery in Mongstad, north of Bergen, Norway.
AFP/Paul S. Amundsen/NTB
Norway criticized
Norway is regularly criticized for its oil and gas sector, raw materials of which it is the first European producer.
Oslo recalls that this sector is a source of jobs and know-how and highlights the importance of guaranteeing a stable supply of energy in Europe.
Equinor has announced plan to maintain by 2035 stable oil production at 1.2 million barrels per day and gas production of 40 billion cubic meters in Norway.
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