#GretaThunberg pulls out of #EdinburghBookFestival over 'greenwashing'
She had been due to attend an event at the annual festival on 13 August.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has pulled out of a much-anticipated event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She cited a sponsor's "heavy" investments in fossil fuel and accusing them of "greenwashing".
"As a climate activist I cannot attend an event which receives sponsorship from Baillie Gifford