Fifteen climate activists glued themselves to German motorways on Monday, causing several rush-hour traffic jams.
The incidents were a demand that Germany create a law banning food waste and cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions.
The protests were part of a more extensive series of road blockages in Berlin and Freiburg, according to Reuters. At least 69 members of the climate group Last Generation adhered themselves to the pavement to make it harder to remove them over the last two weeks, the activists claimed.
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At least 42 people were involved in the blockades, according to Last Generation.
Eleven people are now under investigation for barring road travel, Freiburg police said.
Last Generation attempted similar blockades last week when it placed discarded food on a significant motorway, blocking access to Berlin, Hamburg, and Stuttgart on multiple occasions.
Last Generation’s website claims that 50 people were in custody as of last week. However, police were unable to confirm that allegation.
“By planning to achieve climate neutrality by 2045, the German government is breaking its constitutional obligation to protect our lives,” activist spokeswoman Carla Hinrichs said in a statement.
“By 2030, we will exceed 1.5 degrees (average rise in global temperatures). The government is not only breaking international law but committing a crime against humanity by deliberately heading for a world hotter by 2, 3, 4 degrees with billions dying of hunger,” she alleged.
Gluing oneself to the ground is a common tactic for climate activists. Nine activists were arrested in May 2021 after gluing themselves to bridges in London. Australian activists did the same in March, blocking a road in Adelaide in the process. New Zealanders from Extinction Rebellion glued themselves in front of the country’s parliament in October in an attempt to shine a light on climate change concerns.
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Last Generation organized hunger strikes in September in an attempt to challenge Germany’s approach to climate change and demand an audience with candidates in the country’s leading political parties.
