Hesse: Al-Wazir criticizes the actions of climate activists

Bad Vilbel (dpa/lhe) - After a color attack on the Basic Law artwork in the Berlin government district, Hesse's Economics Minister Tarek Al-Wazir criticized the recent actions of climate activists.

Hesse: Al-Wazir criticizes the actions of climate activists

Bad Vilbel (dpa/lhe) - After a color attack on the Basic Law artwork in the Berlin government district, Hesse's Economics Minister Tarek Al-Wazir criticized the recent actions of climate activists. "It makes absolutely no sense that there is more talk about forms of action than what people actually want," said Al-Wazir, who is campaigning for the Hessian Greens as a candidate for prime minister in the state election campaign, on Monday private radio station Hit Radio FFH in Bad Vilbel.

"Of course I can understand that many young people say: 'You have to do more.' They still have the longest time on this planet," he explained. And something must actually be done about the climate crisis. But in the end, everyone just got upset about the actions and no longer talked about climate protection. Al-Wazir appealed to the activists: "Please stop with the nonsense. Because that way we won't win any majorities, not guaranteed."

On Saturday, activists from the Last Generation group threw a black liquid a few meters from the Reichstag building on the glass walls of the "Basic Law 49" art installation by Israeli artist Dani Karavan. In February, climate protection demonstrators from the group felled a smaller tree in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. The Last Generation group was formed after a climate hunger strike in Berlin. She calls for more measures to protect the climate. Since the beginning of 2022, it has been blocking motorway exits and other roads in many cities, with Berlin being a focal point.