{"id":194504,"date":"2020-01-15T21:22:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T18:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/current-and-concrete-bombshell-twist-in-roger-federer-greta-thunberg-spat\/"},"modified":"2020-01-15T21:22:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T18:22:16","slug":"current-and-concrete-bombshell-twist-in-roger-federer-greta-thunberg-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/current-and-concrete-bombshell-twist-in-roger-federer-greta-thunberg-spat\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Current and concrete&#8217;: &#8216;Bombshell&#8217; twist in Roger Federer-Greta Thunberg spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"In a verdict that could resonate with environmentalists, a Swiss court has ruled in favour of a dozen young activists who stormed into the office of a Credit Suisse bank in a peaceful protest against its investments in fossil fuels &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.sports.yahoo.com\/australian-open-tennis-roger-federer-responds-greta-thunberg-criticism-220010476.html&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;that has ensnared the bank's brand ambassador, Roger Federer.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"15\">In a verdict that could resonate with environmentalists, a Swiss court has ruled in favour of a dozen young activists who stormed into the office of a Credit Suisse bank in a peaceful protest against its investments in fossil fuels <strong>that has ensnared the bank&#8217;s brand ambassador, Roger Federer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The court in the Lausanne suburb of Renens cleared the activists who were arrested and ordered to pay fines over their November 2018 stunt in which they donned tennis outfits and whacked balls at a Credit Suisse branch in the city, riffing off Federer's role with the bank.\" data-reactid=\"16\">The court in the Lausanne suburb of Renens cleared the activists who were arrested and ordered to pay fines over their November 2018 stunt in which they donned tennis outfits and whacked balls at a Credit Suisse branch in the city, riffing off Federer&#8217;s role with the bank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;'NOT IDEAL':&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.sports.yahoo.com\/alex-de-minaur-withdraw-adelaide-international-abdominal-injury-fitness-australian-open-053922531.html&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alex de Minaur's devastating Australian Open setback&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"17\"><strong>&#8216;NOT IDEAL&#8217;:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Alex de Minaur&#8217;s devastating Australian Open setback<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;\u2018DON\u2019T UNDERSTAND TENNIS\u2019:&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.sports.yahoo.com\/atp-cup-tennis-rafael-nadal-slams-disrespectful-crowd-novak-djokovic-203854905.html&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Nadal rips 'disrespectful' ATP Cup crowd&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" data-reactid=\"18\"><strong>\u2018DON\u2019T UNDERSTAND TENNIS\u2019:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Nadal rips &#8216;disrespectful&#8217; ATP Cup crowd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The case went to trial because the defendants refused to pay fines linked to charges like protesting without a permit and resisting police.\" data-reactid=\"19\">The case went to trial because the defendants refused to pay fines linked to charges like protesting without a permit and resisting police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Emotions ran high as judge Philippe Colelough read his verdict that backed the activists' argument that burning of fossil fuels constituted a \u201ccurrent and concrete\u201d threat to the planet.\" data-reactid=\"20\">Emotions ran high as judge Philippe Colelough read his verdict that backed the activists&#8217; argument that burning of fossil fuels constituted a \u201ccurrent and concrete\u201d threat to the planet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Laila Batou, a lawyer for one of the defendants, said the judge accepted that the activists had exhausted all other legitimate forms of protest like petition drives, sidewalk demonstrations, and efforts with Swiss lawmakers.\" data-reactid=\"21\">Laila Batou, a lawyer for one of the defendants, said the judge accepted that the activists had exhausted all other legitimate forms of protest like petition drives, sidewalk demonstrations, and efforts with Swiss lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cThe lawyers, the clients, the audience cried,&quot; Batou said, adding that the &quot;bombshell&quot; from the judge was his recognition that the threat of climate change was &quot;impossible&quot; to block through other legal means.\" data-reactid=\"22\">\u201cThe lawyers, the clients, the audience cried,&#8221; Batou said, adding that the &#8220;bombshell&#8221; from the judge was his recognition that the threat of climate change was &#8220;impossible&#8221; to block through other legal means.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"23\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"450\" data-reactid=\"24\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"26\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Roger Federer and Greta Thunberg, pictured here in 2019.\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ba6587b0-3649-11ea-bf7e-c93ff39becd0.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"27\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"28\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Roger Federer and Greta Thunberg, pictured here in 2019.\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ba6587b0-3649-11ea-bf7e-c93ff39becd0.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"38\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Roger Federer and Greta Thunberg have been embroiled in a bizarre spat. Image: Getty\" data-reactid=\"39\">\n<p>Roger Federer and Greta Thunberg have been embroiled in a bizarre spat. Image: Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"41\"><span data-reactid=\"42\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The activists with Lausanne Climate Action say Credit Suisse is one of the world's biggest investors in fossil fuels, making available more than $7.8 billion to nearly four dozen companies that are said to be \u201cextreme\u201d users of dirty fossil fuels. They say that the bank increased its financing for coal 16-fold from 2016 to 2017.\" data-reactid=\"43\">The activists with Lausanne Climate Action say Credit Suisse is one of the world&#8217;s biggest investors in fossil fuels, making available more than $7.8 billion to nearly four dozen companies that are said to be \u201cextreme\u201d users of dirty fossil fuels. They say that the bank increased its financing for coal 16-fold from 2016 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"During last week's proceedings, at least one of the activists - all aged 25 or younger - expressed despair about the state of the world and the lack of a desire to have children in it, Batou said.\" data-reactid=\"44\">During last week&#8217;s proceedings, at least one of the activists &#8211; all aged 25 or younger &#8211; expressed despair about the state of the world and the lack of a desire to have children in it, Batou said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Credit Suisse said in a statement that it \u201ctakes note of the verdict and will analyse it.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"45\">Credit Suisse said in a statement that it \u201ctakes note of the verdict and will analyse it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The bank has previously argued that it could not tolerate \u201cunlawful attacks\u201d on its branches, while voicing its respect for &quot;freedom of expression as a fundamental democratic right.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"46\">The bank has previously argued that it could not tolerate \u201cunlawful attacks\u201d on its branches, while voicing its respect for &#8220;freedom of expression as a fundamental democratic right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Credit Suisse has said that \u201cin the context of its global climate strategy that it will no longer invest in new coal-fired power plants.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"47\">Credit Suisse has said that \u201cin the context of its global climate strategy that it will no longer invest in new coal-fired power plants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Batou, the defense lawyer, cautioned that the verdict didn't amount to a \u201cblank cheque for action against all banks.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"48\">Batou, the defense lawyer, cautioned that the verdict didn&#8217;t amount to a \u201cblank cheque for action against all banks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cIf there was one chance to get an acquittal ... it was in this one,\u201d she said . The protest, she added, was \u201creally well-designed and thought-through.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"49\">\u201cIf there was one chance to get an acquittal &#8230; it was in this one,\u201d she said . The protest, she added, was \u201creally well-designed and thought-through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The activists are urging Federer, undoubtedly the most famous Swiss sports figure of all time, to pressure the Zurich-based bank or even cut ties to it.\" data-reactid=\"50\">The activists are urging Federer, undoubtedly the most famous Swiss sports figure of all time, to pressure the Zurich-based bank or even cut ties to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cIf we get him to distance himself from the bank, we will empower our action,\u201d Batou said.\" data-reactid=\"51\">\u201cIf we get him to distance himself from the bank, we will empower our action,\u201d Batou said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"52\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"450\" data-reactid=\"53\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"54\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"55\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Climate activists, pictured here celebrating after the judgment of acquittal.\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ec533510-3649-11ea-bdff-7aeda8ba7216.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"56\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"57\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Climate activists, pictured here celebrating after the judgment of acquittal.\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ec533510-3649-11ea-bdff-7aeda8ba7216.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"67\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Climate activists celebrate after the judgment of acquittal. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI\/AFP via Getty Images)\" data-reactid=\"68\">\n<p>Climate activists celebrate after the judgment of acquittal. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"70\"><span data-reactid=\"71\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Activists launch petition calling for Federer action\" data-reactid=\"72\">Activists launch petition calling for Federer action<\/h2>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Meanwhile, climate activists on Monday stepped up a campaign urging Federer to either persuade Credit Suisse to stop investing in fossil fuels or cut ties with them.\" data-reactid=\"73\">Meanwhile, climate activists on Monday stepped up a campaign urging Federer to either persuade Credit Suisse to stop investing in fossil fuels or cut ties with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The Swiss champion responded over the weekend after Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg retweeted a message criticising Credit Suisse with the hashtag #RogerWakeUpNow.\" data-reactid=\"74\">The Swiss champion responded over the weekend after Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg retweeted a message criticising Credit Suisse with the hashtag #RogerWakeUpNow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Federer said in a statement widely quoted by media that he took climate change &quot;very seriously&quot; and promised to &quot;dialogue on important issues with my sponsors&quot;.\" data-reactid=\"75\">Federer said in a statement widely quoted by media that he took climate change &#8220;very seriously&#8221; and promised to &#8220;dialogue on important issues with my sponsors&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"read-more-button Td(n) Cur(p) D(ib) Fw(b) Fz(14px) Fz(15px)--lg W(180px)--sm Bdc($c-fuji-blue-1-a) Bdrs(4px) Bds(s) Bdw(2px) Bgc($c-fuji-blue-1-a):h C($c-fuji-blue-1-a)! C(#fff)!:h Lts(.3px) Px(30px) Py(10px) Lh(1)\" data-reactid=\"77\"><span data-reactid=\"78\">Story continues<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"Ov(h) Trs($transition-readmore) Mah(0)\" data-reactid=\"79\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"But campaigners pressed Federer to go further, urging him to become a &quot;climate champion&quot; in an online petition that had garnered more than 8,000 signatures on Monday.\" data-reactid=\"80\">But campaigners pressed Federer to go further, urging him to become a &#8220;climate champion&#8221; in an online petition that had garnered more than 8,000 signatures on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&quot;When you speak, people usually listen,&quot; read the petition posted on the website Campax, accusing Credit Suisse of funding &quot;climate chaos&quot; around the world.\" data-reactid=\"81\">&#8220;When you speak, people usually listen,&#8221; read the petition posted on the website Campax, accusing Credit Suisse of funding &#8220;climate chaos&#8221; around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The campaign is supported by Lausanne Climate Action, a Swiss organisation that is also defending a group of activists who played tennis inside a Credit Suisse branch in 2018 in protest against Federer's sponsorship deal.\" data-reactid=\"82\">The campaign is supported by Lausanne Climate Action, a Swiss organisation that is also defending a group of activists who played tennis inside a Credit Suisse branch in 2018 in protest against Federer&#8217;s sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;with agencies&lt;\/strong&gt;\" data-reactid=\"83\"><strong>with agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm Op(.9):h Trsdu(.2s)\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"86\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"103\" data-reactid=\"87\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"88\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12.9%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0)\" data-reactid=\"89\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/30a2be30-156a-11ea-aef7-d04bce08dc5e.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"90\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"91\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/30a2be30-156a-11ea-aef7-d04bce08dc5e.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><!-- react-empty: 92 --><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/au.sports.yahoo.com\/australian-open-roger-federers-spat-greta-thunberg-new-twist-212018335.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] In a verdict that could resonate with environmentalists, a Swiss court has ruled in favour of a dozen young activists who stormed into the office of a Credit Suisse bank in a peaceful protest against its investments in fossil fuels that has ensnared the bank&#8217;s brand ambassador, Roger Federer. The court in the Lausanne &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tie-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194504\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}