Greta Thunberg, Other Protesters Block Norway Energy Ministry Over Wind Farms

Why Greta Thunberg and Other Climate Activists Are Protesting Wind Farms in Norway

A global backlash against clean energy projects on Indigenous land is complicating the energy transition.

Greta Thunberg protests against wind farms despite green stance

The eco-activist has been protesting against 151 wind turbines providing energy for roughly 100,000 homes.

Greta Thunberg, Protesters Block Norwegian Ministries Over Wind Turbines

Indigenous and environmental activists, including Greta Thunberg, blocked access to several Norwegian ministries on Tuesday, expanding a protest to demand the removal of wind turbines from reindeer pastures. Norway's supreme court in 2021 ruled that two wind farms built at Fosen in central Norway violated Sami human rights under international conventions, but the turbines remain in operation more than 16 months later. Police began removing a han…

Thunberg, Wind Farm Protesters Block Norwegian Ministries

Indigenous and environmental activists, including Greta Thunberg, blocked access to several Norwegian ministries on Tuesday, expanding a protest demanding the removal of wind turbines from reindeer pastures. Norway's supreme court in 2021 ruled that two wind farms built at Fosen in central Norway violated Sami human rights under international conventions, but the turbines remain in operation more than 16 months later. Police began removing a han…

Greta Thunberg expands wind farm protest in Norway

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, along with dozens of indigenous Sami activists, expanded her protest against contested wind turbines in Norway on Tuesday (February 28). The protesters blocked entrances to several governemnt ministries. They were challenging the turbines in the Fosen region of western Norway which were still in operation on reindeer herding land despite a landmark court ruling more than a year ago. The activists blocked access t…

Why is Greta Thunberg protesting against wind farms in Norway?

‘Climate action can't happen at the expense of some people,’ argues the Swedish activist.