Overview
- Venice authorities issued Greta Thunberg a €150 fine and a 48-hour exclusion order, with about 35 fellow activists receiving the same penalties.
- Extinction Rebellion said the bright green color came from a non‑toxic tracer dye, while Veneto governor Luca Zaia condemned the stunt as harmful and disrespectful.
- The Venice protest featured a “Stop Ecocide” banner hung from the Rialto Bridge and a silent flash‑mob of demonstrators in red veils moving through tourist crowds.
- Similar dye actions were carried out in roughly ten Italian cities, including Milan, Genoa, Bologna, Padua, Palermo, Parma, Trieste, Turin and Taranto.
- Organizers criticized Italy’s stance at COP30, where negotiators agreed to a compromise that did not include a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels.