Greta Thunberg

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)

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

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 RWEG.DE, 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.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath on Tuesday, ...

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 one activist had jumped into the mine. Thunberg was detained while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9km from Luetzerath. Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath on Tuesday, according to police.

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.

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.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by German police at a protest over the expansion of a coal mine in the west German village of Lützerath.

“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.

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.

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.

"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.

Thunberg was part of a group protesting against the demolition of an abandoned German village for the expansion of a coal mine.

2023. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/kettling. "Kettling." We should note that activists often plan such sit-ins and protests as media events to publicize their cause, in full knowledge that police and media will be present — which is to say that they are, in a sense, "staged," though any arrests or detainments that occur are no less real for their having been expected to occur. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/): "Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge [of the mine]. [cleared](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64285787) for the mine's expansion. It is par for the course to expect that photographs and videos will emerge from such a protest, and that is a key part of Thunberg's activism. [protesting](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/) around an opencast coal mine when police warned her and the other protesters to move away from its edge. In the above video, Thunberg appears cooperative and even friendly with the police. A number of our readers also asked us to verify whether Thunberg's "arrest" had been staged for the media. [headlines](https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1149590122/greta-thunberg-detained-germany-police-coal-mine) while protesting in Germany on Jan. German police were seen in photographs and videos carrying her and standing next to her while appearing to detain her.

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 ...

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.

Two days after police briefly detained her at a protest against a coal mine in Germany, Thunberg and other young campaigners will take part in a debate with ...

"And like the tobacco industry, those responsible must be held to account." "Enough is enough," Gualinga told AFP earlier this week. Two days after police briefly detained her at a protest against a coal mine in Germany, Thunberg and other young campaigners will take part in a debate with the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, on the side-lines of the World Economic Forum.

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.

Moderated by CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, the panel at Davos, Switzerland, will debate how the world can rapidly accelerate the clean energy transition.

Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] [The stream is slated to start at 5:15 a.m. [open letter](https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/davos_2023_loc/) to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies through the non-profit website Avaaz.

The world's most powerful activist confronted the man in charge of regulating global energy in Davos on Thursday, demanding an end to fossil fuel ...

They are more likely to come from the bottom up." She returned to Davos the following year. "I don't think the changes we need are very likely to come from the inside. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The oil and gas industry, which has been accused by activists of hijacking the climate change debate in the Swiss ski resort, has said that it needs to be part of the energy transition as fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in the energy mix as the world shift to a low-carbon economy. "As long as they can get away with it they will continue to invest in fossil fuels, they will continue to throw people under the bus," Thunberg warned.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday accused the political and business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ...

"And like the tobacco industry, those responsible must be held to account." He accused the oil and gas industry of seeking to expand production despite knowing "full well" that their business model is incompatible with human survival. Asked why new fossil fuel production projects were going ahead despite opposition from both the IEA and climate campaigners, Executive Director Fatih Birol said, "The issue is we have to keep the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. [We don't need any] new investments there, but the point of departure is making clean energy investments and having a clean, secure energy future for all," Birol said. Thunberg, Nakate, Gualinga and Neubauer called on the executives of energy giants to "immediately stop" opening new oil, gas or coal extraction sites and said they intended to keep protesting in the streets in "huge numbers." "What haven't we said? What haven't we communicated enough?" They will continue to invest in fossil fuels, they will continue to throw people under the bus for their own gain," she added. More than 900,000 people added their names to the letter as of Thursday afternoon. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening," Thunberg said on Wednesday What haven't we said? They are prioritizing self-greed, corporate greed and short-term economic profits above people and above planet."

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg accused attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos of "fuelling the destruction of the planet" as she arrived at ...

"They will continue to invest in fossil fuels. They will continue to to throw people under the bus for their own gain." Ms Thunberg said change will have to come from "the bottom up".

Climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Thursday that the global energy industry would go as far as it could without public pressure, adding that the sector ...

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.

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. The IEA, which advises governments, said in a report in October that the energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine was causing changes that could hasten the transition to a "more sustainable and secure energy system". [Thunberg](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/greta-thunberg/) and other young campaigners will take part in a debate with the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, on the sidelines of the [World Economic Forum](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/davos-forum/). 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 political elite.

Climate activists Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga and Luisa Neubauer are with Greta Thunberg at Davos to demand a halt to new oil and gas projects.

[Food insecurity](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/food-security) is also a hot topic as biodiversity loss, extreme weather, and an increasing number of natural disasters take their toll, while energy and fertiliser shortages rage on. Together, they are demanding a halt to new [oil and gas](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/fossil-fuels) projects. Major energy firms including BP, Chevron and Saudi Aramco are among the 1,500 business leaders gathering in Davos alongside state leaders. This year, it seems so far that she is just heading there to protest. [decarbonisation](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/13/g7s-new-climate-club-promises-to-promote-socially-just-transition-to-net-zero) of industries and the energy transition top the agenda for 2023, with a focus on new technologies, including more [sustainable fuel](https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/11/new-solar-powered-technology-can-transform-plastic-waste-into-sustainable-fuels-and-cosmet) sources and [green hydrogen](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/29/green-hydrogen-fuel-of-the-future-has-big-potential-but-a-worrying-blind-spot-scientists-w). [Greenpeace](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/greenpeace) gathered in snowy Davos to demand a [climate tax](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/tax) on the super-rich attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting. [private jets](https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/12/private-jets-and-short-haul-flights-face-pollution-busting-tax-increases-in-belgium). We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening." "We are not winning. “Enough is enough!” [coal](https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/13/bulgaria-rolls-back-plans-to-phase-out-coal-amid-fears-over-energy-and-job-security) extraction sites, and stop blocking the clean [energy transition](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/energy-transition) we all so urgently need.” [fossil fuels](https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/13/exxon-accurately-predicted-climate-change-in-the-70s-which-other-fossil-fuel-giants-knew-t), the activists say it’s time to stop [misleading](https://www.euronews.com/green/tag/greenwashing) the public and deceiving politicians on the climate crisis.