Activists protest blocks Oslo's main avenue
More than a hundred climate activists blocked Oslo's main avenue on Thursday, demonstrating in front of Norway's main bank to demand that the country end its oil industry.
"More than a hundred protesters are in front of the DNB bank on the main Karl Johan avenue," Oslo police chief Anders Aas told AFP around 11:15 a.m. (Lisbon time), adding that authorities were monitoring the situation at the scene.
According to the same official, 16 activists entered the bank , but were asked to leave, without any arrests being made.
The action, organized by the “Extinction Rebellion” movement, featured the participation of iconic Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
In a statement, the organization “Reclaim the Future”, which is also participating in the demonstration, said that DNB was the “Scandinavian bank that invested the most money in the booming fossil fuel industry”.
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According to the statement, the protesters who entered the bank displayed banners, shouted slogans, and made speeches demanding that Norway gradually abandon its oil and gas activities.
"We came from all over Europe to show the violence that the fossil fuel industry commits every day against all forms of life," said Rufus Rune, a 23-year-old Swedish activist, quoted in the statement.
Norway, Western Europe's leading oil and gas producer, is often criticized for this reason.
Oslo insists that its industry creates jobs and develops knowledge, stressing the importance of ensuring a stable energy supply to Europe.
This action comes after a 36-hour demonstration by a group to block the Mongstad oil refinery, Norway's largest, located on the country's southwest coast.
The oil company Equinor, which owns the Mongstad refinery and is itself majority-owned by the Norwegian state, plans to increase its oil and gas production by 10% by 2027, compared to 2024 levels.
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