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German police search 15 locations over Last Generation climate protests

German authorities on Wednesday searched 15 properties nationwide in an investigation into protests by Last Generation climate activists who have caused large-scale disruption by gluing themselves to roads and blocking rush-hour traffic.

Reuters

German police conduct searches in investigation of climate activists

Prosecutors in Germany say authorities have raided 15 properties across the country and seized assets in an investigation into the financing of protests by the Last Generation climate activist group

The Independent UK

German chancellor calls some climate activists' protests 'nutty'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply criticized climate activists as “nutty” for drastic protests such as blocking streets or gluing themselves to famous paintings in museums

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COP28 chair urges tripling use of renewables by 2030

The president-designate of the upcoming UN climate talks, Sultan Al Jaber, has called on participants to drastically ramp up their use of renewable energy ahead of the key summit in the United Arab Emirates later this year.

Radio France Internationale

German capital sees 10th day of provocative climate protests

Climate activists are staging a 10th straight day of protests in Berlin

The Independent UK

Climate protesters try to bring Berlin traffic to a halt

German climate activists were trying to bring traffic to a standstill in Berlin by gluing themselves to roads all over the capital

The Independent UK

Climate activists stage slow march through German capital

German climate activists best known for bringing traffic to a standstill by gluing themselves to the road instead staged a rare protest on the move Friday, marching through Berlin and causing gridlock in parts of the capital

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German climate activists pledge new wave of blockades

Climate activists say that they will stage further protests in Berlin in an effort to force the German government into doing more to curb global warming

The Independent UK

Climate activists target art work near German parliament

Climate activists have splashed a dark liquid over an art work near the German parliament building engraved with key articles from the country’s constitution, drawing condemnation from the speaker of parliament and other lawmakers

The Independent UK

German mayor strikes deal to stop group's climate roadblocks

The German city of Hannover has reached an agreement with climate activists to stop blocking roads, after its mayor announced that he supports several of their demands

The Independent UK

Prosecutors: German climate activists suspected of forming criminal organisation

German prosecutors said on Wednesday police carried out searches across seven states on Tuesday in their investigation of climate activists from the Last Generation group, suspecting possible criminal acts and the formation of a "criminal organisation".

Reuters

Climate activists attack glass screen protecting Klimt painting in Vienna

Climate-change activists on Tuesday smeared and glued one of their hands to a glass screen protecting a Gustav Klimt painting in a Vienna museum to protest against oil drilling, on a day when entry was free thanks to an oil firm's sponsorship.

Reuters

Climate Protesters Splatter Van Gogh in Rome with Pea Soup

Environmental activists tossed pea soup on a Vincent van Gogh painting Friday in Rome to protest carbon use and natural gas extraction, but caused no damage to the glass-covered painting. Security intervened immediately and removed the protesters kneeling in front of “The Sower” at the Palazzo Bonaparte to deliver a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: Is smearing food on the ‘Mona Lisa’ a productive form of climate change protest?

In recent months climate activists have been in a food fight with art museums across Europe. Their protests include throwing tomato soup at a van Gogh painting in London’s National Gallery and smearing cake on the protective glass over the “Mona Lisa.” Last week they threw mashed potatoes on the…

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The Independent UK

German leader urges climate activists not to endanger others

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging climate activists to show “creativity” and avoid endangering others after attacking art works and setting up blockades that allegedly delayed the arrival of a specialist rescue crew at an accident scene

Evening Standard

Who is Last Generation? The climate activists who threw potatoes at Monet

Protest comes nine days after Just Stop Oil threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting

Asharq Al-Awsat

Climate Protesters Throw Mashed Potatoes at Monet Painting

Climate protesters threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a German museum to protest fossil fuel extraction but caused no visible damage to the glass-covered painting Sunday. Two activists from the group Last Generation, which has called on the German government to take drastic action to protect the…

The Independent UK

German climate activists aim to stir friction with blockades

Climate activists in Germany and across Europe are escalating their tactics in a bid to prompt more government action on climate change

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Group of 11 Climate Activists Glue Themselves to Berlin Motorway

Eleven climate activists glued themselves to the asphalt of the German capital's main motorway, causing rush hour traffic jams on Monday, in the latest protest demanding a law against food waste and cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Activists from the group "Last Generation", who also placed food on…

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