Greta Thunberg

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath ...

However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity," a spokesperson for Aachen police said, adding one activist had jumped into the mine. Thunberg was carried away by three policemen and held by one arm at a spot further away from the edge of the mine where she was previously sat with the group. Thunberg was held while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9 km (5.6 miles) from Luetzerath, where she sat with a group of protesters near the edge of the mine.

The climate activist was reportedly one of several protesters carried away by police from the Garzweiler open-cast mine's edge. | ITV National News.

The government and energy company RWE argue the coal is needed to ensure Germany’s energy security. However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity," a spokesperson for Aachen police told Reuters. "Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge.

“The group is in the custody of the police,” a police spokeswoman said when asked about the arrest of Thunberg and other activists. The protests came a day ...

They stood at the brink of the open pit, which has a sharp break-off edge. Several activists ran over to the Garzweiler open pit mine, according to German news agency dpa. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was protesting the destruction of a German village to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

[Thunberg](https://time.com/6111851/greta-thunberg-vanessa-nakate-open-letter-media/) first joined thousands of protesters last week as they marched in Lützerath in western Germany in an effort to stop energy company RWE from expanding the mines and subsequently bulldozing the village. ['Beige' and Aesthetic Took Over TikTok](https://time.com/6247338/tiktok-beige-aesthetic-videos/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230105) But last week police began evicting these activists; in the first three days of trying to do so, police said about 470 people had left, the [Greta Thunberg](https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/) at a protest Tuesday. [Congress Doesn't Raise the Debt Ceiling](https://time.com/6247877/what-is-debt-ceiling-congress/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230105) Video and photos show police in riot gear carrying the 20-year-old by her arms and legs.

This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof Hüls told CNN Tuesday. She was part of a large group of protesters ...

“And as long as the carbon is in the ground, this struggle is not over.” Some of the protesters have been in Lützerath for more than two years, “The carbon is still in the ground,” she said. Lignite is the most polluting type of coal, which itself is the most polluting fossil fuel. Officers intervened, removing people from the “danger area” and detaining them, one of whom was Thunberg, according to police. This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof Hüls told CNN Tuesday.

Thunberg was detained while protesting at the opencast coal mine of Garzweiler 2, some 9km from Luetzerath.

Near Rommerskirchen, a group of about 120 activists also occupied the coal railroad tracks to the Neurath power plant, according to police and energy company RWE. Both argue the coal is needed to ensure Germany’s energy security, which has been squeezed by the cut in supply of Russian gas due to the war in Ukraine. Police in western Germany have carried Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other protesters away from the edge of an open coal pit mine where they demonstrated against the ongoing destruction of a village to make way for the mine’s expansion, German news agency dpa reported.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was hauled away and briefly detained today during a protest near a German village being razed to make way for a coal ...

With Russia's gas supply cut in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, Germany has fallen back on coal, firing up mothballed power plants. On Saturday, Ms Thunberg joined thousands of demonstrators in a large-scale protest against the demolition of the hamlet, marching at the front of a procession. Police said a group of activists were detained after having "broken away from the demonstration", and run towards the edge of the open-cast coal mine.

Greta Thunberg was among climate activists detained during a protest against the demolition of a German village to make way for a coalmine.

However, she was then stopped and carried by us with this group out of the immediate danger area to establish their identity.” They said it was not clear whether this person was injured. A spokesperson for Aachen police said: “Greta Thunberg was part of a group of activists who rushed towards the ledge.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was briefly detained Tuesday by police at a protest over the controversial expansion of a western Germany coal mine ...

[All of that has incensed climate activists](https://www.npr.org/2022/12/26/1144709223/climate-activists-are-fuming-as-germany-turns-to-coal-to-replace-russian-gas), who have staged near-daily protests in recent months, including demonstrations blocking major city streets and the runways at airports in Munich and Berlin. Then, the timeline was sped up in 2021, when the country's high court ruled that the government must do even more to cut back on emissions. We are currently in Lützerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine. Since then, protesters have squatted in the empty buildings. The three mines have been expanding for decades. On Tuesday, she was among a group of protesters carried away by police after they approached the edge of the mine, the German news agency dpa reported.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was briefly detained Tuesday by police at a protest over the controversial expansion of a western Germany coal mine ...

[All of that has incensed climate activists](https://www.npr.org/2022/12/26/1144709223/climate-activists-are-fuming-as-germany-turns-to-coal-to-replace-russian-gas), who have staged near-daily protests in recent months, including demonstrations blocking major city streets and the runways at airports in Munich and Berlin. Then, the timeline was sped up in 2021, when the country's high court ruled that the government must do even more to cut back on emissions. At least 20 coal-fired power plants across the country were resurrected or extended past their original closing dates in an effort to keep the lights on through this winter. We are currently in Lützerath, a German village threatened to be demolished for an expansion of a coal mine. Since then, protesters have squatted in the empty buildings. The three mines have been expanding for decades. On Tuesday, she was among a group of protesters carried away by police after they approached the edge of the mine, the German news agency dpa reported. Energy has been perhaps the hottest political issue in Germany over the past two years. Thunberg had traveled to Germany this week to join the Lützerath demonstrations. [At least 15,000 people](https://apnews.com/article/protests-and-demonstrations-germany-business-climate-environment-15d530f7c29d05d6f3b89e5eacd41d1d) demonstrated on Saturday. [have been evicted and bulldozed](https://www.npr.org/2021/06/28/1010956116/a-coal-mining-monster-is-threatening-to-swallow-a-small-town-in-germany) to make way for the mines. Join us here at 12 or a local protest tomorrow to demand that— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg)

Thunberg was among hundreds who resumed protests at multiple locations in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The German government reached a deal with energy company RWE last year, allowing it to destroy the village in return for ending coal use by 2030, rather than 2038. [anti-mining protests](/gallery/2023/1/12/photos-german-police-clear-coal-mine-protest-camp-luetzerath) at multiple locations in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia a day after the last two climate activists holed up in a tunnel beneath the village of Luetzerath left the site. [climate activist Greta Thunberg](/news/2023/1/17/greta-thunberg-detained-at-german-coal-mine-protest) and other protesters away from the edge of an open coal pit mine where they demonstrated against the ongoing destruction of a village to make way for the mine’s expansion, German news agency dpa reported.

Driving the news: Thunberg alongside other activists has been protesting the planned demolition of coal mining town Lützerath to make way for a coal mine ...

The big picture: Lützerath has become a symbol of the climate movement in Germany. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/14/europe/lutzerath-germany-coal-protests-climate-intl/index.html) reported. [Paris climate agreement](https://www.axios.com/2021/10/25/climate-cop26-global-warming-un-paris-agreement), per [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/greta-thunberg-climate-activist-detained-germany-coal-mine-protest-rcna66123). One activist had jumped into the mine, Reuters reported. [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/world/europe/germany-village-coal-activists.html). [physically removed](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/16/german-police-remove-greta-thunberg-coal-protest-site)from the site.

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. We were kettled by police and then detained but were let go later that evening," tweeted Thunberg, whose whereabouts are unclear. "Yesterday I was part of a group that peacefully protested the expansion of a coal mine in Germany.

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.

Jamie Lee Curtis is among the celebrities throwing their support behind climate activist Greta Thunberg after she was detained by police at a protest in ...

Jamie Lee then responded: "Maybe there is a late night team looking for a new comedy writer. Taking to The activists stood at the brink of the open pit, which has a sharp break-off edge, according to German news agency dpa. A video from the protest in Germany shows dozens of police in riot gear at the event, moving in on the crowd after several activists ran over to the Garzweiler open pit mine. [travelled to western Germany to take part in a protest](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-greta-thunberg-carried-away-28960301) against the demolition of the village of Lützerath to make way for the expansion of a nearby coal mine. [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/jamie-lee-curtis) is among the celebrities showing their support for Greta Thunberg after the climate activist was [detained by police during an environmental demonstration](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-greta-thunberg-detained-police-28979270) in Germany.