ome's historic and iconic Trevi Fountain became the site of a protest Sunday when climate activists turned its water black in protest of the fossil fuel industry.
Rome's historic and iconic Trevi Fountain became the site of a protest Sunday when climate activists turned its water black in protest of the fossil fuel industry. said that eight people who were a part of the"Let's not pay for fossil" campaign poured"vegetable charcoal" in the water as demonstrators pushed for an"immediate stop" to fossil fuel subsidies.
Climate activists pour vegetable charcoal in the Trevi Fountain water, during a demonstration against fossil fuels, in Rome, Italy May 21, 2023 in this image obtained from social media. Ultima Generazione said in a press release following the protest that police"intervened immediately" and apprehended the activists within 15 minutes of the demonstration.
"[It's] a warning of the dark future that awaits humanity, made up of drought alternating with increasingly frequent and violent floods," she said."...The only way to prevent this from happening is to stop emissions related to fossil fuels. Our Government, on the other hand, continues undaunted to give the fossil fuel industry public funding for tens of billions of euros every year.
A detained climate activist is dragged away by police during a demonstration at Trevi Fountain against fossil fuels, in Rome, Italy May 21, 2023 in this image obtained from social media. Alessandro Penso/MAPS The protest decision was also linked to the World Meteorological Organization's announcement last week that the planet is more likely than ever toof warming compared with pre-industrial times within the next five years.
Ultima Generazione said that"no damage" was committed to the fountain, nor has any damage been done to past sites of protest by the group. But what has been damaged, they said, is the"cultural heritage in Emilia-Romagna."
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