Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was briefly escorted out of a room in New York on Tuesday after climate protesters interrupted the start of a speech he was slated to deliver on the U.S. economy.
The protesters, believed to be from a group called Climate Defiance, were swiftly removed by security.
Climate Defiance's mission is centered around advocating for "consistent, mass-turnout, nonviolent disruption to stop business as usual and compel politicians to act" in order to put an end to fossil fuel extractions on federal lands and waters.
The protesters were heard chanting "End fossil fuel finance" while carrying signs that accused the Federal Reserve of "burning money, futures, planet."
This incident follows a similar disruption at an event attended by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last week, where the same group demanded an end to fossil fuel infrastructure projects.
After a brief interruption, Powell was able to resume his speech at the Economic Club of New York. His remarks primarily focused on inflation, monetary policy, and the broader state of the U.S. economy.
Despite the disruption, Powell refrained from commenting on the protesters or their demands.
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