The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish activist Greta Thunberg detained at German coal mine protest Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was hauled away and detained on Tuesday during a protest near a German village being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20230117/swedish-activist-greta-thunberg-detained-at-german-coal-mine-protest Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:01:06 +0100 swedish-activist-greta-thunberg-detained-at-german-coal-mine-protest Germany's nuclear shutdown was a mistake, says Greta Thunberg Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday said it was a "mistake" for Germany to shut down existing nuclear power plants while ramping up coal usage to tackle an energy crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20221011/greta-thunberg-germanys-nuclear-shutdown-was-a-mistake Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:23:17 +0200 greta-thunberg-germanys-nuclear-shutdown-was-a-mistake Greta Thunberg calls on Merkel to be 'brave' in climate change fight Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to be "brave" in the fight against global warming as she sought to breathe fresh life into a climate movement overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200820/greta-thunberg-joins-climate-activists-to-call-on-merkel-to-be-brave-in-climate-change-fight Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:12:53 +0200 greta-thunberg-joins-climate-activists-to-call-on-merkel-to-be-brave-in-climate-change-fight 'After Göttingen I got a seat': Greta Thunberg drawn into Twitter spat with German rail operator Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was forced to defend herself in a Twitter row with German railway service Deutsche Bahn (DB) over 'overcrowded' trains. https://www.thelocal.de/20191216/after-gttingen-i-got-a-seat-greta-thunberg-drawn-into-row-with-german-rail-operator Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:43:15 +0100 after-gttingen-i-got-a-seat-greta-thunberg-drawn-into-row-with-german-rail-operator Have your say: How would you rate train travel in Germany? While Greta Thunberg and Deutsche Bahn have got involved in a war of words, it's time for you to have your say on the positives and negatives of travelling by train in Germany... and what could be improved. https://www.thelocal.de/20191216/have-your-say-how-would-you-rate-train-travel-in-germany Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:12:03 +0100 have-your-say-how-would-you-rate-train-travel-in-germany Greta Thunberg 'drove us' to act on climate change, says Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded Friday that her government was driven to act faster on climate change by young activists like teenager Greta Thunberg, who was speaking at rally in Berlin the same day. https://www.thelocal.de/20190719/merkel-says-greta-thunberg-drove-us-to-move-on-climate-change Fri, 19 Jul 2019 14:57:01 +0200 merkel-says-greta-thunberg-drove-us-to-move-on-climate-change Youths rally across Europe in pre-vote climate protest Hundreds of thousands of young climate activists rallied across Europe Friday ahead of EU Parliament elections as part of protests worldwide demanding action against global warming. https://www.thelocal.de/20190525/youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest Sat, 25 May 2019 12:32:20 +0200 youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest Thousands of teens join Greta Thunberg's climate fight in Berlin Thousands of German youths went on strike from school on Friday, joining Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg who has taken her protest against climate change to Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190329/thousands-of-teens-join-thunbergs-climate-fight-in-berlin Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:53:29 +0100 thousands-of-teens-join-thunbergs-climate-fight-in-berlin