UK police on Wednesday charged Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with a public order offence, following her detention at a protest outside an annual gathering of energy industry figures in London. Thunberg was charged with "failing to comply with a condition" imposed under Britain's Public Order Act dealing with public assemblies and released on bail. Prior to her arrest, Thunberg criticised "closed door" agreements struck between politicians and representatives of the oil and gas industry. Thunberg, who started the so-called "School Strike for Climate" movement as a teenager, was fined by a court in Sweden earlier this month. It followed the court convicting her for having resisted arrest during a July protest that blocked traffic.

Source: The Times October 18, 2023 12:08 UTC