
Greta Thunberg physically removed from protest site by police in Germany
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Climate activist Greta Thunberg was forcibly removed along with other activists from a protest site in a German town about to razed down to the ground to make way for a coal mine. The 20-year-old Ms Thunberg joined thousands of demonstrators in the German village of Lutzerath on Saturday, marching past muddy fields at the coal mine site amid rains. open image in gallery Protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine The German government decided to raze the town to the ground in order to expand an existing mine to produce more coal, the dirtiest of all fossil fuels, as part of the government’s efforts to increase energy security in the country. “It’s very weird to see the German government, including the Green party, make deals and compromise with companies like RWE, with fossil fuel companies, when they should rather be held accountable for all the damage and destruction they have caused,” Ms Thunberg said.
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