Greta Thunberg

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.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was protesting the destruction of a German village to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

[Thunberg](https://time.com/6111851/greta-thunberg-vanessa-nakate-open-letter-media/) first joined thousands of protesters last week as they marched in Lützerath in western Germany in an effort to stop energy company RWE from expanding the mines and subsequently bulldozing the village. ['Beige' and Aesthetic Took Over TikTok](https://time.com/6247338/tiktok-beige-aesthetic-videos/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230105) But last week police began evicting these activists; in the first three days of trying to do so, police said about 470 people had left, the [Greta Thunberg](https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/) at a protest Tuesday. [Congress Doesn't Raise the Debt Ceiling](https://time.com/6247877/what-is-debt-ceiling-congress/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230105) Video and photos show police in riot gear carrying the 20-year-old by her arms and legs.

Thunberg, who joined the protesters on Friday, was seen sitting alone in a large police bus after having been detained, a Reuters witness said.

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 carried away by three policemen and held by one arm at a spot further away from the edge of the mine where she was previously sat with the group. Thunberg was detained while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from Luetzerath, where she sat with a group of protesters near the edge of the mine.

Greta Thunberg, 20, was in western Germany to protest the demolition of a village for a coal mine when police detained her. Here's what we know.

Police said some demonstrators had thrown fireworks at officers and damaged patrol cars. [throughout the weekend](https://apnews.com/article/protests-and-demonstrations-germany-business-climate-environment-15d530f7c29d05d6f3b89e5eacd41d1d), as some protesters have complained of what they say was undue force by police and about the size of the police response this week. ](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/) [confirmed to Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/) Thunberg was part of the group near the edge, and said she was stopped and "carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity." [according to The Hill](https://thehill.com/policy/3814687-greta-thunberg-removed-from-site-of-mass-anti-coal-protest-in-germany/). Renowned climate change activist Greta Thunberg was detained by German police Tuesday while protesting the demolition of a village for a coal mine, according to multiple reports.

The climate activist was detained by German police on Tuesday in connection to a protest against the expansion of a coal mine.

However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity," a statement from police said in the Guardian article. Thunberg [retweeted](https://twitter.com/LuetziBleibt/status/1614271841937330182) videos of police swarming the protests and detaining activists. "After that, the whole group can go." "If you fail to act immediately, be advised that citizens around the world will consider taking any and all legal action to hold you accountable. The protest has drawn a response from law enforcement, resulting in some of the participants being detained, including Thunberg. In their cease-and-desist letter, the women demanded that any new oil, gas and coal extraction sites be halted.

La activista climática fue detenida por la policía cuando participaba de una protesta contra la expansión de una mina de carbón en el pueblo occidental de ...

Pero varios informes climáticos han dejado en claro la necesidad de acelerar el desarrollo de la energía limpia y la transición lejos de los combustibles fósiles. Estudios recientes también sugieren que es posible que Alemania ni siquiera necesite la enegía de esas minas de carbón adicional. Según ellos, continuar quemando carbón para obtener energía aumentará las emisiones que provocan el calentamiento del planeta e irá en contra de los objetivos del Acuerdo Climático de París para limitar el aumento de la temperatura global a 1,5 grados centígrados. Algunos de los manifestantes están en Lützerath desde hace más de dos años, informó anteriormente CNN, ocupando las casas abandonadas por los antiguos residentes que fueron desalojados para dar paso a la mina. Más de 1.000 policías participaron este martes en la operación de desalojo. (CNN) -- La activista climática Greta Thunberg fue detenida este martes por la policía alemana.

BERLÍN (AP) — La policía en el oeste de Alemania se llevó por la fuerza a la activista climática sueca, Greta Thunberg, y otros manifestantes el martes ...

Los activistas climáticos han convocado acciones de protesta después de que las autoridades desalojaran el municipio, que será demolido para ampliar la mina.

Lützerath, en el Estado de Renania del Norte-Westfalia, se ha convertido en el epicentro de la lucha contra el cambio climático y del debate en Alemania sobre la vuelta a la quema de carbón para producir energía tras la crisis provocada por la guerra de Ucrania. Es licenciada en Traducción y en Periodismo por la UPF y máster de Periodismo UAM/El País. [Greta Thunberg](https://elpais.com/opinion/2023-01-03/thunberg-contra-tate-a-veces-ganan-los-buenos.html) ha sido desalojada por la policía alemana junto a otros manifestantes de una protesta en el pueblo de Lützerath, en el oeste del país. La confrontación entre ecologistas y autoridades ha puesto al partido alemán de Los Verdes en una posición extremadamente incómoda en las últimas semanas. Aseguran que harán lo que sea necesario para evitar que se extraigan las 280 toneladas de lignito que se esconden bajo el municipio, donde antes vivían unas 100 personas, principalmente de la agricultura y la ganadería. Los agentes consideraron que era peligroso permanecer sobre ese terreno ―en la zona ha llovido mucho en los últimos días― y decidieron ir sacando a los manifestantes uno a uno en volandas, trasladarlos unos 50 metros más allá y pedirles la documentación.

German news agency dpa is reporting that Swedish climate activist Great Thunberg and several other protesters have been carried away by German police from ...

Thunberg had traveled to western Germany to participate in weekend demonstrations against the expanded mine and also took part in Tuesday’s protest near Luetzerath. Near Rommerskirchen, a group of about 120 activists also occupied the coal railroad tracks to the Neurath power plant, according to police and RWE. The village itself was evacuated by the police in recent days and is sealed off. They stood at the brink of the open pit, which has a sharp break-off edge. Several activists ran over to the Garzweiler open pit mine, according to dpa. 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.

German authorities detained Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday amid protests at a coal mine in the country. A spokesperson for the local ...

“When governments and corporations are acting like this, are actively destroying the environment, putting countless pf people at risk, the people step up.” “However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity.” [removed](https://thehill.com/policy/3814687-greta-thunberg-removed-from-site-of-mass-anti-coal-protest-in-germany/) Thunberg and other demonstrators from the village of Lützerath on Sunday after officials said they refused to comply with their efforts to clear the area. “Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge,” the Aachen police spokesperson told Reuters. [told Sky News](https://news.sky.com/story/greta-thunberg-detained-by-police-during-eco-protest-in-german-village-12788902) the 20-year-old activist was among a group of protesters who allegedly “stormed” toward the face of the Garzweiler open-cast mine, which officials described as “steep and extremely dangerous.” German authorities detained Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday amid protests at a coal mine in the country.

La policía en el oeste de Alemania se lleva por la fuerza a la activista climática sueca Greta Thunberg y otros manifestantes desde el borde de una mina de ...

Fotos de la escena revelan que Thunberg fue una de ellas. Thunberg viajó a Alemania para participar en las manifestaciones del fin de semana contra la ampliación de la mina y también participó en la protesta del martes cerca de Luetzerath. Cerca de Rommerskirchen, unos 120 activistas ocuparon las vías del tren que lleva carbón a la usina de Neurath, según la policía y la empresa de energía RWE.

La activista sueca Greta Thunberg fue detenida este martes en Alemania, donde se encontraba para participar en protestas en una mina de carbón en el país.

"Greta Thunberg era parte de un grupo de activistas que corrieron hacia la cornisa", dijo a la agencia de noticias Reuters el portavoz de la policía de Aquisgrán. - "No hay razón para retenerlos durante días", agregó. Las voces de lado y lado.

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath ...

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 held while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9 km (5.6 miles) from Luetzerath, where she sat with a group of protesters near the edge of the mine. - The Swedish activist was held while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, where she sat with a group of protesters near the edge of the mine.

Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police Tuesday while protesting against the expansion of a coal mine in Germany that ...

Over the weekend, [hundreds of protesters](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/clearance-of-german-village-for-contested-mine-expansion-said-to-be-near-complete) were removed from Luetzerath. Environmentalists have [criticized the coal deal](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climate-activists-dig-defend-german-village-coal-mine-rcna64843), saying the increased greenhouse gas emissions will make it impossible for Germany to meet its 2015 Paris climate accord commitments, according to the Associated Press. [protesting against the destruction](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climate-activists-dig-defend-german-village-coal-mine-rcna64843) of a small village just east of Cologne called Luetzerath, which sits at the edge of the larger Garzweilervast mine. [Greta Thunberg arrested at German mine protest, will be freed later, police say](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/) (Reuters) [Greta Thunberg detained at German coal protest](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64309628) (BBC) [Climate activists dig in to defend German village from coal mine](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climate-activists-dig-defend-german-village-coal-mine-rcna64843) (Associated Press) [Why Greta Thunberg Is One Of The World’s Most Powerful Women](https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2019/12/12/why-greta-thunberg-is-one-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-women/?sh=670517ca1521) (Forbes) The mine is [scheduled to close entirely](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/climate-activists-dig-defend-german-village-coal-mine-rcna64843) by 2030, but RWE says for now Germany needs coal to ensure the country has enough energy after Russia cut gas supplies after the Ukrainian invasion. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/).

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 se unió a miles de otros activistas y manifestantes que participaron en protestas durante el fin de semana contra la demolición de la aldea alemana que ...

Estudios recientes también sugieren que es posible que Alemania ni siquiera necesite la enegía de esas minas de carbón adicional. Pero varios informes climáticos han dejado en claro la necesidad de acelerar el desarrollo de la energía limpia y la transición lejos de los combustibles fósiles. Según ellos, continuar quemando carbón para obtener energía aumentará las emisiones que provocan el calentamiento del planeta e irá en contra de los objetivos del Acuerdo Climático de París para limitar el aumento de la temperatura global a 1,5 grados centígrados. Más de 1.000 policías participaron este martes en la operación de desalojo. Algunos de los manifestantes están en Lützerath desde hace más de dos años, informó anteriormente CNN, ocupando las casas abandonadas por los antiguos residentes que fueron desalojados para dar paso a la mina. (CNN) — La activista climática Greta Thunberg fue detenida este martes por la policía alemana.

Greta Thunberg fue detenida por la policía de Alemania durante una manifestación. Las autoridades mencionan que estaba en una zona peligrosa.

La policía alemana no detuvo a Greta Thunberg por el simple acto de elevar su voz, sino porque la manifestación consiste en acercarse a la mina. No obstante, la popularidad de Greta Thunberg no evitó que la policía de Alemania siguiera con su trabajo. Si bien es cierto que los reclamos tienen un sustento científico comprobado, el gobierno de Alemania defiende sus prácticas mencionando que, por ahora, es la manera de hacer frente a su crisis energética. Sin embargo, fue detenida y llevada por nosotros con este grupo fuera de la zona de peligro inmediato para establecer su identidad", comentó un representante la policía a Según el reportero Christian Wernicke, la policía alemana pidió los datos personales del resto de activistas detenidos, un proceso que no siguieron con Thunberg porque sabían perfectamente quién era. Los medios presentes captaron el momento exacto en que las autoridades se llevaban a Thunberg, quien aparentemente no mostró disposición a colaborar y tuvo que ser retirada a la fuerza.

Cargada por tres miembros de la Policía fue retirada la activista sueca Greta Thunberg, mientras participaba en una protesta contra la ampliación de una ...

Sin embargo, Thunberg fue sacada de la zona a la fuerza por la policía alemana junto a otros activistas. Las manifestaciones han aumentado en la zona luego de que las autoridades desalojaran el municipio, para demolerlo y ampliar el yacimiento de carbón. Pese a las acciones policiales, quienes alertan sobre el cambio climático se resisten a detener las protestas. Puede llevar horas o se irán de inmediato (…) Greta Thunberg era parte de un grupo de activistas que corrieron hacia la cornisa. Y ante este panorama, decenas de manifestantes, incluida la reconocida activista climática Greta Thunberg, se congregaron en el lugar para elevar su voz de protesta. No obstante, algunos manifestantes, incluida Thunberg, permanecieron allí organizando la manifestación de este martes.

La joven activista medioambiental Greta Thunberg ha sido retenida este martes por la Policía alemana mientras participaba en una protesta contra la ...

Los convocantes aseguran que hay decenas de heridos, algunos graves que podrían estar en peligro de muerte, mientras que las autoridades hablan de 70 agentes heridos. Los manifestantes se han separado de esta primera protesta y han puesto rumbo a Lützerath y a la mina a cielo abierto, momento en el que comenzaron los enfrentamientos con los agentes, cuenta el diario “Die Welt”. Entre ellos estaba Thunberg, que se unió a la protestas el sábado.

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.

Thunberg has been protesting in and near the German village of Lüetzerath, an abandoned area that an energy company is seeking to demolish in the quest to ...

"And the science is very clear: The carbon needs to stay in the ground. In its press release, the company said that "all original inhabitants left the village some time ago" and the only people who remain in the area are "illegally occupying the buildings and areas" belonging to the company. A spokesperson for the Aachen police told the agency that Thunberg was one of several who "rushed towards the ledge," presumably referring to the brink of the mine. [RWE Power announced](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) that it would "start to demolish" the hamlet to begin coal mining operations in the area. "However, she was then stopped and carried by use with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity," the spokesperson told Reuters. That person was later rescued, police said, and after officers acquired the personal details of all those involved, they were released on 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)

"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 ...

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