Overview
- Authorities said Thunberg and 35 others received €150 fines and temporary entry bans after the weekend action on the Grand Canal.
- Extinction Rebellion said the green coloring agent was environmentally harmless and shared footage from the coordinated campaign.
- Activists unfurled a “Stop Ecocide” banner from the Rialto Bridge and staged a silent flash-mob in red robes among tourists.
- Veneto governor Luca Zaia condemned the stunt as disrespectful to Venice’s history and fragility, warning of potential environmental risks.
- The nationwide demonstrations in 10 cities were timed to the close of COP30, with the group accusing Italy of resisting stronger fossil-fuel commitments.