Several environmental activistsincluding the Swedish Greta Thunbergwere evicted this wednesday for block access to various ministries in Oslo in protest of the construction of wind turbines in Norwegian Lapland.
Groups of activists had been blocking the entrance to the Ministry of Oil and Energybut today they extended their protest to the accesses to three more departments, which caused the authorities to order their eviction.
Thunberg, like a dozen environmentalists, was moved by force from the entrance of the Ministry of Finance and carried in air about a hundred meters, while the demonstrators shouted “Let the mountains live”and then left the area, according to the images broadcast live on the newspaper’s website Dagbladet.
The activists call on the government to implement an October 2021 ruling by the Norwegian Supreme Court, which ruled that the construction of two wind farms on the Fosen peninsula did not have a valid license.
The Government defends itself by saying that the Supreme Court did not rule on what measures should be taken as a result and has ensured that it seeks a consensual solution between all parties.
The two wind farms Storheia and Roanwith a total of 151 generators, are built on grazing land for herds of transhumant reindeer from the indigenous sami.
The activists refused last night to meet with the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Terje Aaslandand they claimed to do it instead with the prime minister, Jonas Gahr Store.
“We do not accept any more empty words in the process. We have two demands: wind turbines must be removed and grazing land must be returned“, he said in a statement. NSRwhich brings together various Sami groups.
The activists stressed that the Government has had 505 days to comply with the sentence and that they have lost confidence in it, so it must be the prime minister who solves the problem.
Due to protests, Aasland today called off a trip to the UK to participate in a visit with Crown Princes Haakon and Crown Prince Mette-Marit.
(With information from EFE)
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