Greta Thunberg

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 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.

Swedish climate activist supporting protests against demolition of village, in symbol of resistance against fossil fuels.

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"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.

"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.

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.

After being led away by police after a protest in Germany people on the internet were. Anadolu AgencyGetty. 20-year old climate activist Greta Thunberg was ...

After attending a demonstration at the abandoned village of Lützerath, which is set to be demolished for a lignite mine expansion, Thunberg and others were bundled away by police at the edge of the mine. In response to the video of officers waiting with Thunberg the interior ministry of the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where the village is located, told the BBC that the police officers and Ms Thunberg were waiting for logistical reasons. After being led away by police after a protest in Germany people on the internet were quick to leap to judgement of what was actually happening.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Al Gore said on Wednesday that the climate crisis was getting worse faster than world is tackling it and that he supported the recent action taken by Greta ...

The crisis is still getting worse faster than we are deploying these solutions," the former U.S. [climate activist Thunberg](/business/environment/davos-2023-greta-thunberg-set-meet-iea-chief-birol-davos-2023-01-18/) to prevent the [expansion of a coal mine](/world/europe/german-police-detain-greta-thunberg-german-coal-village-protests-2023-01-17/) in Germany. "We are not winning.