Greta Thunberg Detained in Brussels During Protest Against Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained in Brussels for blocking a road during a protest against fossil fuel subsidies. The protest aimed to pressure the European Union to phase out these subsidies to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Thunberg was carried away by police after refusing to end her sit-in demonstration.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained in Brussels during a protest demanding the European Union end fossil fuel subsidies.
Thunberg, 21, and dozens of others blocked a road in the Belgian capital as part of a demonstration organized by United for Climate Justice.
The protest aimed to pressure the EU, headquartered in Brussels, to phase out fossil fuel subsidies to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
An AFP journalist observed Thunberg being carried away by police after she refused to leave the sit-in.
Thunberg, 21, and dozens of others blocked a road in the Belgian capital as part of a demonstration organized by United for Climate Justice.
The protest aimed to pressure the EU, headquartered in Brussels, to phase out fossil fuel subsidies to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
An AFP journalist observed Thunberg being carried away by police after she refused to leave the sit-in.
