{"id":29248,"date":"2023-01-18T03:46:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=29248"},"modified":"2023-01-18T03:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T03:46:21","slug":"climate-activist-greta-thunberg-detained-by-police-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2023\/01\/18\/climate-activist-greta-thunberg-detained-by-police-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained by police in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by German police at a\u00a0protest over the expansion of a coal mine\u00a0in the west German village of L\u00fctzerath.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof H\u00fcls told CNN Tuesday. She was part of a large group of protesters that broke through a police barrier and encroached on a coal pit, which authorities have not been able to secure entirely, H\u00fcls said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the group advanced on the coal pit, police were concerned that the \u201cmasses of protesters\u201d could set the ground in motion after it had been softened by rainfall during the last few days. Officers intervened, removing people from the \u201cdanger area\u201d and detaining them, one of whom was Thunberg, according to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe knew who she was, but she did not get VIP treatment,\u201d H\u00fcls said. \u201cShe did not resist,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thunberg had been the main speaker at the rally on Saturday and had \u201csurprisingly\u201d returned to protest on Sunday when she was detained the first time and then again on Tuesday, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police said the group detained on Tuesday would be released later in the day,\u00a0Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230117120250-02-greta-thunberg-detained-011723.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\" alt=\"Police carry Thunberg out of a group of protesters and activists and away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine.\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police carry Thunberg out of a group of protesters and activists and away from the edge of the Garzweiler II opencast lignite mine.Roberto Pfeil\/picture alliance\/Getty Images<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230117115638-greta-thunberg-detained-011723.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\" alt=\"Climate activists have long been protesting the expansion of this coal mine, which cuts into the village of L\u00fctzerath.\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate activists have long been protesting the expansion of this coal mine, which cuts into the village of L\u00fctzerath.Wolfgang Rattay\/Reuters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thunberg joined thousands of other activists and protesters taking part in weekend demonstrations against the razing of the German village that would make way for an expansion of the Garzweiler lignite coal mine, which is owned by European energy giant RWE. Once the eviction is complete, RWE plans to build a\u00a01.5-kilometer perimeter fence\u00a0around the village, sealing off the village\u2019s buildings, streets and sewers before they are demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expansion of the coal mine is significant for climate activists. They argue that continuing to burn coal for energy will increase planet-warming emissions and violate the Paris Climate Agreement\u2019s ambition to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Lignite is the most polluting type of coal, which itself is the most polluting fossil fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thunberg tweeted on Friday\u00a0that she was in L\u00fctzerath to protest the expansion, and asked others to join. On Saturday, Thunberg addressed the activists. \u201cThe carbon is still in the ground,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd as long as the carbon is in the ground, this struggle is not over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to stop the current destruction of our planet and sacrificing people to benefit the short-term economic growth and corporate greed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Climate strike week 230. We are currently in L\u00fctzerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine. People have been resisting for years. Join us here at 12 or a local protest tomorrow to demand that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/L%C3%BCtzerathBleibt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#L\u00fctzerathBleibt<\/a> !<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateStrike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hGrCK6ZQew\">pic.twitter.com\/hGrCK6ZQew<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GretaThunberg\/status\/1613907464423968861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by German police at a\u00a0protest over the expansion of a coal mine\u00a0in the west German village of L\u00fctzerath.\u00a0 This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof H\u00fcls told CNN Tuesday. 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