Greta Thunberg and dozens of activists environmental They blocked the main entrances to Swedish parliament in a sit-in against the consequences changing of the climate and what they consider political inaction.

“We are a group of young people who blocked access to the Swedish Parliament, Riksdag, protest against the destruction of our life support systems and the loss of life as a result climate crisis“Said Thunberg.

“This has to end. “We’ve had enough,” he said Reuters in an interview, accusing politicians of inaction in the fight against global warming.

Thunberg became the face of young climate activists as her weekly protests, which began in 2018 in front of the Swedish parliament, quickly grew into a global youth movement with large rallies on every continent.

However, their protests Stockholm They usually did not try to block the entrances to parliament. However, some entrances to the building remained open on Monday.

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“(Politicians) took no action. “We continue to move in the wrong direction, emissions continue to increase,” he said. “That’s why we feel we have no choice but to try new and different methods to make our voices heard.”

“We’ll stay here for now,” he added.

Last year, Thunberg was detained by police or expelled from protests in several countries, including Sweden, Norway and Germany.

(Reuters)