Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg to meet IEA chief Birol

FILE PHOTO: Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a protest against the expansion of Germany's utility RWE's Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine to Luetzerath, in Keyenberg, Germany, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Mang

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Greta Thunberg is set to meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol in Davos on Thursday, the organiser of a planned round-table event told Reuters.

Thunberg, who was released by police on Tuesday after being detained alongside other climate activists during protests in Germany, is due to meet Birol along with fellow campaigners Helena Gualinga, Vanessa Nakate and Luisa Neubauer, the organisers said in a statement.