"Extinction Rebellion Turns Venice's Grand Canal Green in COP 28 Protest"

Extinction Rebellion activists scaled Venice's Rialto Bridge and dumped a chemical dye into the Grand Canal, turning it fluorescent green as a protest against the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai. The group criticized the summit for being chaired by the CEO of an oil company and being influenced by fossil fuel lobbyists. Venice's mayor condemned the protest, halting public services and calling for effective punishment. Climate activists have faced charges in the past for defacing protected sites in Italy. Venice, already impacted by mass tourism and climate change, has experienced previous incidents of the canal turning green due to accidental spills of the same substance used by the activists.