Climate Activist

Greta Thunberg, other activists block Norway energy ministry to protest against wind turbines

Norway's supreme court in 2021 ruled that two wind farms built in central Norway violated Sami rights under international conventions, but the turbines remain in operation more than 16 months later

German court rejects climate activists' bid to stay in doomed village

The court dismissed the activists' argument that civil disobedience at the site was justified due to the climate crisis. Utility company RWE wants to extract the coal beneath Luetzerath, arguing that this is necessary to ensure energy security in Germany

‘This is only the tip of the Christmas tree’: German climate activists chop off Xmas tree in protest

Two women from campaign group "Last Generation" used a mechanical platform to ascend to the top of the 15-metre tree and sawed off a two-metre section. A banner attached to the platform read, ‘This is only the tip of the Christmas tree’

11-year-old climate activist's phone snatched while doing live video in UP's Greater Noida

The young environment activist was standing on a roadside with traffic movement in the backdrop as she went live on Facebook ahead of Diwali to talk about impact of firecracks vis a vis pollution

Where is Greta Thunberg? As the world sees droughts and floods, what the climate activist has been up to

Greta Thunberg, who inspired a global movement, has been out of the limelight in recent times. Her silence on burning issues has led some to believe that her days of activism are behind her. But the teen soldiers on and is expected to be seen on 23 September as part of the global climate march

Activist Licypriya Kangujam praises Agra authorities for clearing waste around Taj Mahal

Kangujam visited the area behind Taj Mahal last month and tweeted a photo of her holding a placard which said, 'Behind the beauty of Taj Mahal is plastic pollution'

Greta Thunberg might attend COP26 after threatening to skip it over vaccine inequality

She said at the time that the conference in Glasgow should be postponed if everyone could not attend on the same terms.

World leaders are role playing instead of acting against climate change: Greta Thunberg at climate summit

She said net zero emissions targets of major economics "could be a great start, if they weren't full of gaps and loopholes."

'Don’t celebrate me if you are not going to listen': Manipuri child climate activist Licypriya Kangujam turns down Modi's #SheInspiresUs campaign

Child climate activist Licypriya Kangujam turned down the offer to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's #SheInspiresUs campaign on International Women's Day, hoping that her refusal will help attract the attention of the government towards her concerns

EU unveils first ever climate law that will help in making all the countries climate neutral by 2050

To finance the climate transition, the EU plans to dedicate a quarter of its budget to tackling climate change.