Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg marches during a climate strike organized by the Fridays for Future movement in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

Oslo, Norway – Protesters, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and members of Extinction Rebellion, attempted to block a gas and oil processing plant in southwestern Norway on Saturday.

In a social media post, Extinction Rebellion Norway said eight kayaks and three motorboats entered a security zone outside the Karsto processing plant to “prevent the tankers from operating normally.”

Activists, including Thunberg, also gathered on the premises to block the facility’s gates.

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“We cannot stand by and watch the fossil fuel industry steal people’s lives and destabilize our life support systems,” Thunberg was quoted as saying in the post.

The Karsto power plant is operated by the Norwegian company Equinor and is, according to the company, the largest of its kind in Europe.

According to Equinor, around 30 oil and gas fields are connected to the plant. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed that the protest had begun.

“A group of activists have gathered outside parts of the plant, but at this point operations at the plant are running as usual,” Ellen Maria Skjelbaek told AFP.

Skjelbaek said the police were busy quelling the protest.