OSLO, Aug 23 — Some 150 Extinction Rebellion activists blocked access to the Norwegian energy ministry in Oslo today as part of an ongoing 10-day campaign to protest against the Nordic country’s oil industry.
Around 17 campaigners, some with “Ban oil” written on their palms, occupied the reception area of the ministry in central Oslo, while dozens of others demonstrated outside. Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru said that, while she shared the worry over climate change, the protesters were using what she called anti-democratic methods that would not lead to results.