Greta Thunberg

This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof Hüls told CNN Tuesday. She was part of a large group of protesters ...

“And as long as the carbon is in the ground, this struggle is not over.” Some of the protesters have been in Lützerath for more than two years, “The carbon is still in the ground,” she said. Lignite is the most polluting type of coal, which itself is the most polluting fossil fuel. Officers intervened, removing people from the “danger area” and detaining them, one of whom was Thunberg, according to police. This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof Hüls told CNN Tuesday.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was briefly detained Tuesday by police at a protest over the controversial expansion of a western Germany coal mine ...

[All of that has incensed climate activists](https://www.npr.org/2022/12/26/1144709223/climate-activists-are-fuming-as-germany-turns-to-coal-to-replace-russian-gas), who have staged near-daily protests in recent months, including demonstrations blocking major city streets and the runways at airports in Munich and Berlin. Then, the timeline was sped up in 2021, when the country's high court ruled that the government must do even more to cut back on emissions. We are currently in Lützerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine. Since then, protesters have squatted in the empty buildings. The three mines have been expanding for decades. On Tuesday, she was among a group of protesters carried away by police after they approached the edge of the mine, the German news agency dpa reported.

LUETZERATH, Germany: Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday (Jan 17) during protests against the demolition of ...

However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity," a spokesperson for Aachen police told Reuters, adding that one activist had jumped into the mine. The mine's owner, RWE, agreed with the government that it could demolish Luetzerath in exchange for its faster exit from coal and the saving of five villages originally slated for destruction. Thunberg was carried away by three police officers and held by one arm at a spot away from the edge of the mine and was then escorted back towards police vans.

Driving the news: Thunberg alongside other activists has been protesting the planned demolition of coal mining town Lützerath to make way for a coal mine ...

The big picture: Lützerath has become a symbol of the climate movement in Germany. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/14/europe/lutzerath-germany-coal-protests-climate-intl/index.html) reported. [Paris climate agreement](https://www.axios.com/2021/10/25/climate-cop26-global-warming-un-paris-agreement), per [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-detained-germany-coal-mine-protest-rcna66123). One activist had jumped into the mine, Reuters reported. [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/world/europe/germany-village-coal-activists.html). [physically removed](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/16/german-police-remove-greta-thunberg-coal-protest-site)from the site.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was briefly detained Tuesday by police at a protest over the controversial expansion of a western Germany coal mine ...

[All of that has incensed climate activists](https://www.npr.org/2022/12/26/1144709223/climate-activists-are-fuming-as-germany-turns-to-coal-to-replace-russian-gas), who have staged near-daily protests in recent months, including demonstrations blocking major city streets and the runways at airports in Munich and Berlin. Then, the timeline was sped up in 2021, when the country's high court ruled that the government must do even more to cut back on emissions. At least 20 coal-fired power plants across the country were resurrected or extended past their original closing dates in an effort to keep the lights on through this winter. We are currently in Lützerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine. Since then, protesters have squatted in the empty buildings. The three mines have been expanding for decades. On Tuesday, she was among a group of protesters carried away by police after they approached the edge of the mine, the German news agency dpa reported. Energy has been perhaps the hottest political issue in Germany over the past two years. Thunberg had traveled to Germany this week to join the Lützerath demonstrations. [At least 15,000 people](https://apnews.com/article/protests-and-demonstrations-germany-business-climate-environment-15d530f7c29d05d6f3b89e5eacd41d1d) demonstrated on Saturday. [have been evicted and bulldozed](https://www.npr.org/2021/06/28/1010956116/a-coal-mining-monster-is-threatening-to-swallow-a-small-town-in-germany) to make way for the mines. Join us here at 12 or a local protest tomorrow to demand that— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg)

Thunberg was among hundreds who resumed protests at multiple locations in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The German government reached a deal with energy company RWE last year, allowing it to destroy the village in return for ending coal use by 2030, rather than 2038. [anti-mining protests](/gallery/2023/1/12/photos-german-police-clear-coal-mine-protest-camp-luetzerath) at multiple locations in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia a day after the last two climate activists holed up in a tunnel beneath the village of Luetzerath left the site. [climate activist Greta Thunberg](/news/2023/1/17/greta-thunberg-detained-at-german-coal-mine-protest) and other protesters away from the edge of an open coal pit mine where they demonstrated against the ongoing destruction of a village to make way for the mine’s expansion, German news agency dpa reported.

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg swiftly resumed campaigning on Wednesday after she was briefly detained in Germany during a protest against a coal ...

She was released later in the evening. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening," tweeted Thunberg, whose whereabouts are unclear.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been released by police after being briefly detained at a protest in Germany.

But several climate reports have made clear the need to accelerate clean energy and transition away from fossil fuels. Lignite is the most polluting type of coal, which itself is the most polluting fossil fuel. RWE and Germany’s Green party – a member of the country’s governing coalition – both reject the claim the mine expansion will increase overall emissions, saying European caps mean extra carbon emissions can be offset. On Saturday, she joined thousands of people demonstrating against the razing of the village. This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, he said. [1.5-kilometer (0.93-mile) perimeter fence](https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-power/2023-01-11-five-villages-and-three-farmsteads-to-remain-former-settlement-of-luetzerath-to-be-demolished) around the village, sealing off its buildings, streets and sewers before they are demolished.

Swedish climate activist deplores police action against climate activists protesting coal-mining plans in northwestern Germany - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The energy company RWE began demolishing buildings in the abandoned village to expand the Garzweiler coal mine. They were put in a police bus and released after an identity check.

"We are not extras for Greta Thunberg" police say, after false claims her detainment at a protest was set up.

Greta was not the first protester who had been taken away from the sit-in," Mr Wernicke added. "I've seen different reactions to the video. Some say that the footage looks like the police are setting her up to embarrass her and others say that it is all part of some propaganda. "They had to wait for a couple of minutes before they could bring her to a certain police car," said the spokesperson. Christian Wernicke, a journalist from German news outlet Süddeutsche Zeitung who was there at the time, said the police officers "were deciding how they would proceed with the identity check and waiting to take Greta to the police vehicle." However the interior ministry of the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia told the BBC that the police officers and Ms Thunberg were waiting for logistical reasons.

Police officers detain climate activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration against the expansion of the Garzweiler coal mine near the village of Luetzerath in ...

Greta Thunberg is set to meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol in Davos on Thursday, the organiser of a planned round-table ...

"Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. "We are not winning. [(BP.L)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/BP.L), Chevron [(CVX.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/CVX.N), Occidental Petroleum Corp [(OXY.N)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/OXY.N) and Saudi Aramco [(2222.SE)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/2222.SE) are among 1,500 business leaders gathered there. The crisis is still getting worse faster than we are deploying these solutions," Gore told a WEF panel, highlighting a growing gap between those "old enough to be in positions in power and the young people of this world". Register for free to Reuters and know the full story [said in Davos](/business/environment/davos-2023-al-gore-supports-greta-thunbergs-efforts-stop-german-coal-mine-2023-01-18/) that he agreed with Thunberg's efforts in Germany and that the climate crisis was getting worse faster than the world was tackling it.

“I agree with her efforts to stop that coal mine,” Gore said Wednesday during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Protesters have faced ...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg returns to Davos on Thursday to press her battle against fossil fuels at the annual confab of the global business ...

"And like the tobacco industry, those responsible must be held to account." "Enough is enough," Gualinga told AFP earlier this week. "I agree with her efforts to stop that coal mine," Gore told a panel discussion on global warming, adding that young people around the world despaired of efforts by leaders to tackle the climate crisis.

Greta Thunberg is set to meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol in Davos today, organisers of a fringe round-table event at ...

The oil and gas industry has said that it needs to be part of the energy transition as fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in the world's energy mix as countries shift to low carbon economies. She has also participated in previous protests on the fringes of the gathering, which brings business and political leaders together in the Swiss ski resort for a dialogue on topical issues. "We are not winning.

Police officers carry Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine during a protest by climate ...

"Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. "We are not winning. The oil and gas industry has said that it needs to be part of the energy transition as fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in the world's energy mix as countries shift to low- economies.

Davos 2023: The Swedish activist is due to meet Birol along with fellow campaigners Helena Gualinga, Vanessa Nakate and Luisa Neubauer, the organisers said ...

"Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany. [World News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news)along with [Latest News](https://www.hindustantimes.com/latest-news)from [India](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news)at Hindustan Times. [Antonio Guterres](https://www.hindustantimes.com/environment/world-economic-forum-antonio-guterres-davos-2023-un-chief-slams-oil-firms-for-a-big-lie-here-s-why-101674039280742.html) on Wednesday called on the WEF attendees to make "credible", accountable net-zero pledges. The Swedish activist is due to meet Birol along with fellow campaigners Helena Gualinga, Vanessa Nakate and Luisa Neubauer, the organisers said in a statement. [Greta Thunberg](https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/greta-thunberg-germany-protests-why-was-greta-thunberg-carried-away-by-police-detained-in-germany-101674002960861.html) is set to meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol in Davos on Thursday, organisers of a fringe round-table event at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting told Reuters. Davos 2023: The Swedish activist is due to meet Birol along with fellow campaigners Helena Gualinga, Vanessa Nakate and Luisa Neubauer, the organisers said in a statement.

Al Gore said on Wednesday that the climate crisis was getting worse faster than world is tackling it and that he supported the recent action taken by Greta ...

The crisis is still getting worse faster than we are deploying these solutions," the former U.S. [climate activist Thunberg](/business/environment/davos-2023-greta-thunberg-set-meet-iea-chief-birol-davos-2023-01-18/) to prevent the [expansion of a coal mine](/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/) in Germany. "We are not winning.

Greta Thunberg is set to meet International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol in Davos on Thursday, the organiser of a planned roundtable ...

The village, set to be destroyed to make way for a lignite coal mine, has been occupied for years by environmental activists aiming to hinder the mining project ...

There were also injuries among the protesters, some serious, and Aachen police stated that it was a miracle that there were no deaths, given the dangerous conditions of the soil, compromised by decades of mining. The demonstrators, however, were not to be intimidated by law enforcement tactics and are continuing their resistance, pointing the finger against the Greens, the majority party in the German government that greenlit the Lützerath coal mine project. The village, set to be destroyed to make way for a lignite coal mine, has been occupied for years by environmental activists aiming to hinder the mining project.

DAVOS — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg returns to Davos on Thursday (Jan 19) to press her battle against fossil fuels at the annual confab of the ...

"Some in Big Oil peddled the big lie," he said. "Enough is enough," Ms Gualinga told AFP earlier this week. Advertisement

"We are not extras for Greta Thunberg" police say, after false claims her detainment at a protest was set up.

Greta was not the first protester who had been taken away from the sit-in," Mr Wernicke added. "I've seen different reactions to the video. Some say that the footage looks like the police are setting her up to embarrass her and others say that it is all part of some propaganda. "They had to wait for a couple of minutes before they could bring her to a certain police car," said the spokesperson. Christian Wernicke, a journalist from German news outlet Süddeutsche Zeitung who was there at the time, said the police officers "were deciding how they would proceed with the identity check and waiting to take Greta to the police vehicle." However the interior ministry of the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia told the BBC that the police officers and Ms Thunberg were waiting for logistical reasons.