[1/5]People walk in front of the Brandenburg Gate after last generation (“Last Generation”) climate activists threw paint on the pillars of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 17, 2023. Portal/Swantje Stein ACKNOWLEDGE RIGHTS
FRANKFURT, Sept 17 (Portal) – Climate activists sprayed orange and yellow paint on the pillars of Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate on Sunday to push for demands to end fossil fuel use by 2030.
“Members of the so-called ‘Last Generation’ sprayed the pillars on the east side of the Brandenburg Gate with orange paint from fire extinguishers during the morning,” Berlin police said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
It added that police officers noticed a hydraulic lift being operated at the gate and that they stopped protesters from climbing the landmark building. They arrested all 14 protesters at the scene and launched an investigation into property damage.
The Last Generation, a Germany-based group within the pan-European A22 network that includes Britain’s Just Stop Oil, has made headlines in Germany with hundreds of road blockades by protesters sticking themselves to the asphalt.
Their actions triggered a crackdown by law enforcement authorities in the federal states.
The Last Generation posted images of the spray painting on X.
“We will not stop our protest until a change is initiated. “We have to get out of oil, natural gas and coal by 2030 at the latest,” it said.
Germany is aiming to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045, but has missed annual targets for the past two years.
Reporting by Ludwig Burger; Edited by Christina Fincher
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