In the German capital, traffic has been severely disrupted by demonstrators from the previous generation of climate change. “We will no longer accept that the government has no plan to stop the destruction of our livelihoods,” the group declared.
On Monday, protesters blocked streets throughout Berlin, the capital of Germany, in an effort to draw attention to what they perceive as too little government action to tackle climate change. This severely disrupted traffic.
Last Generation, the organization that organized the demonstrations, is urging the German government to implement more stringent policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as ending the use of all fossil fuels by 2030 and establishing a general speed limit on highways.
As usual it shared a series of videos of its protesters in action online, typically examples of what it said was police being heavy-handed removing them, or of angry commuters reacting to them.
According to a Berlin police spokeswoman, there have been protests at 33 different locations throughout the city. She called the situation “dynamic.”
According to her, one demonstration was held on the Bundesautobahn 100’s partial ringroad, where protesters had taped themselves to the pavement.
The road closures started at 7:30 a.m. (0530 GMT/UTC), during a time of heavy traffic.
The Spandau and Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf districts were the most severely impacted areas in the morning.
Up to 500 officers were assigned to duty on the streets throughout the day to prevent or disperse blockades, according to the Berlin police.
The demonstrations follow the group’s announcement last week that its members will intensify their efforts and attempt to “peacefully bring the city to a standstill.” They had a series of events late last week that were mostly directed at Berlin’s government buildings.
As they did on Friday, the activists stated Monday that they will march through the city later in the day at a very slow pace in order to cause as much disruption to traffic as possible.
Last Generation activists attempted to glue themselves to the racetrack at Tempelhof airport on Sunday, delaying the start of a Formula E race in Berlin. As the cars began their pre-start formation lap, they scaled the security fence and momentarily entered the racetrack.
