More than 50 activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, broke into the offices of Maersk Tanker, one of Maersk's subsidiaries, in Copenhagen on Tuesday. The protesters have now left the premises, writes TV 2 Kosmopol.
The Green Youth Movement writes in a press release according to TV 2 Kosmopol that it is behind it and that the purpose is to focus on Maersk's role in the climate crisis. The activists reportedly intend to stay as long as possible.
- Maersk says they are contributing to the green transition, while doing the opposite. Not only do they facilitate unsustainable overconsumption with their freight and emit a surreal amount of CO2, they also still ship oil and gas around the world, which is of course unacceptable in the midst of a climate collapse, says activist in the Green Youth Movement Freya Skriver in the press release.
The Copenhagen Police confirm on the social media X that a number of protesters have appeared at a business address on Holmbladsgade on Amager. The police are also there.
- We are in dialogue with the protesters who are at the address. They have been asked to leave the place voluntarily in agreement with the owner of the building, the police write.
The dialogue subsequently led to some leaving the place
- Those who did not want to leave the building voluntarily are now being escorted out, says Simon Hansen shortly after 11 a.m.
Those who are being escorted out are being charged with disturbing the peace, the police write on the social media X. It is not clear how many activists are involved.
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