Climate activists have cut down a tree in front of the chancellery in Berlin

they sit Actually for the environment, but now climate activists from the “Last Generation” group have felled a tree in front of the chancellery in Berlin. Equipped with a handsaw, the activists made short work of it.

“The federal government is actively driving the destruction of our livelihoods. She’s sawing the branch we’re all sitting on. We are making this devastation visible in the middle of Berlin,” the group writes on its website and on Twitter. The dead stump of the tree serves as a “memorial”.

“Forests are one of the most important parts of our human livelihood, but the traffic light government continues to destroy them. Silently, 42 football fields of forest are cut down every minute, important carbon sinks for our future.

Five-digit damage

The police went out and arrested the six activists. There is a suspicion of a violation of the Green Protection Act or the Nature Protection Act, the police spokesman told the German medium “T-Online”.

“Criminal charges have been filed,” the Mitte district office of the city of Berlin announced on Twitter. According to the authorities, the damage from the action amounts to 10,000 euros.

“I am grateful to everyone who raises the issue of the climate catastrophe, but cutting down trees for that seems absurd to me,” says Green politician Almut Neumann (37), district council for Order, Environment, Nature, Roads and Green.

Urban trees are essential to cool cities and provide shade. “Those who really want to protect the climate should therefore work for more trees and not cut down newly planted trees,” she made clear.

Heart graffiti with special meaning

Two other supporters of the “Last Generation” spray-painted a heart graffiti on a building of the Bundestag, How the police spokesperson further confirmed. You are also in custody. “In the face of the climate crisis, we must shake hands and decide together how to proceed from here to avoid a catastrophe,” a spokesman for the climate activists told “T-Online”. That’s what my heart should be for.

Aimée van Baalen, spokeswoman for the “Last Generation”, finds clear words on her website: “In 2022 we have experienced the largest forest fires in the history of Germany. The forest deaths due to global warming are expanding, the Harz has already been completely destroyed.”

Politicians did not understand the seriousness of the situation: “Mr. Treasury Secretary Lindner still wants to continue building new highways and not only have entire forests cleared immediately, but he also pours more fuel on the fire in which our forests are increasingly burning.” . Even after a year like 2022, there is no sign that he or the leaders are ready to end this destructive course.”abbot/nad)

Source: Blick