Greta Thunberg criticized Germany’s Green Party for supporting the demolition of the village of Lützerath.
Making deals with fossil fuel corporations such as energy giant RWE – which has bought the site of Lützerath for mining – “show where their priorities are”, Thunberg said of the Greens, who form part of Germany’s coalition government, in an interview with dpa.
“The coal that is in the ground here will not lower prices immediately. Anyone who thinks like that is simply out of touch with reality,” Thunberg said. During a visit to Lützerath Friday afternoon, 20-year-old Thunberg said it was “horrible to see what’s happening here.”
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