Greta Thunberg was arrested on Tuesday during a protest against the expansion of a coal mine in the town of Lützerath. The Swedish climate activist was detained after a group "rushed towards the ledge" of the Garzweiler 2 mine and was carried away by German police from the edge of the open coal mine. Greta Thunberg was arrested on Tuesday during a protest against the expansion of a coal mine in the town of Lützerath. The protesters were objecting to the expansion of the Garzweiler lignite coal mine, owned by RWE. The protesters were also seeking to stop the abandoned village of Lützerath from being demolished for the expansion of the mine. Thunberg had addressed a crowd of several thousand people who had gathered in Lützerath to protest against the expansion.
Greta Thunberg and other protesters were demanding that Germany should not expand coal mining activities, and instead focus on expanding renewable energy sources. The protesters were also seeking to stop the abandoned village of Lützerath from being demolished for the expansion of the mine. Thunberg had addressed a crowd of several thousand people who had gathered in Lützerath to protest against the expansion.
After her arrest, Greta Thunberg criticized the German government for their actions, saying, “Germany is really embarrassing itself right now. I think it’s absolutely absurd that this is happening the year 2023.” Thunberg also said, “The most affected people are clear, the science is clear, we need to keep the carbon in the ground.”.
