In New York, Rio de Janeiro, Berlin and other cities around the world, people are taking to the streets today to demand more climate protections. Above all, they are demanding a rapid transition away from fossil fuels.
As part of the global “climate strike” of “Fridays for Future,” demonstrations are planned in more than 100 cities in Germany today. Demonstrations are taking place in all federal states, including major cities such as Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, as well as in more rural areas.
Demonstrations are planned in cities around the world, including New York, Brussels, Rio de Janeiro and New Delhi. Under the motto “#NowForFuture,” protesters are demanding an immediate divestment from coal, oil and gas and an end to all fossil fuel investments.
Berlin protests Government District
In Berlin, thousands of people have already gathered in the government district. Both the federal government and the opposition are the target of criticism. Instead of persuasively fighting climate change, they said at an opening rally at the chancellery that motorways would be expanded and climate laws weakened.
Marc-Uwe Kling, author of The Kangaroo Chronicles, also joined the protest. Kling said individual changes alone will not be enough to stop ecological collapse. We need more political commitment to the climate crisis.
Organizers estimated the number of participants in Bremen at more than 1,000. Police said about 600. “We need a change in energy, in transport, in growth now,” one activist there demanded, to applause from protesters.
Reemtsma complains about “rollbacks” in climate protection.
Before the coronavirus pandemic began, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Germany to demand climate protection. Carla Reemtsma, spokeswoman for Fridays for Future, said it was difficult to estimate how many there would be today. Germanpunk.
The climate movement has lost ground in recent protests amid other crises. “There are really big crises: the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the resulting inflation, the rising cost of living, the energy crisis, which of course makes a lot of people nervous,” Reemtsma said.
The movement does not blame anyone for addressing other issues. “At the same time, it is very clear that politicians have a responsibility to protect our livelihoods regardless.”
Reemtsma also criticized: BR Current climate policy. After the parties promised climate protection in the 2021 federal election, “we are now experiencing the role backwards,” she said. According to the activist, Germany can only survive in the future on the basis of climate protection.
