Greta Thunberg charged with public order offence after London oil protest

Environmental campaigner among 27 charged after protest at Energy Intelligence Forum in Mayfair

Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offence after she was arrested while taking part in a protest against a conference in London described as “the Oscars of oil”.

The Swedish environmental campaigner, 20, was one of 29 arrested during a protest trying to stop delegates entering the Energy Intelligence Forum at the InterContinental Park Lane in Mayfair, central London.