Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has denied a public order offence after a protest in central London last month.
The 20-year-old from Sweden was arrested during a demonstration near the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair on 17 October as oil executives met inside for the Energy Intelligence Forum.
She and four other Fossil Free London protesters pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning to breaching the Public Order Act by blocking the entrance to the hotel.
Ms Thunberg confirmed her name and date of birth, but her address in Stockholm was not read out in court due to concerns over alleged threats she has received.
The protesters were granted unconditional bail ahead of a trial at City of London Magistrates' Court on 1 February 2024.
A group of Greenpeace and Fossil Free London protesters gathered outside the court, chanting and holding banners reading "Oily Money Out" and "Make Polluters Pay".
Police liaison officers were present in the court.
Five others also charged over the protest will appear later today.
Fossil Free London is campaigning against the use of fossil fuels by major oil and gas companies.
Ms Thunberg has been an active environmental campaigner since the age of 15 and was fined by a Swedish court in July for stopping traffic during an environmental protest at an oil facility.
