The “Last Generation” made the courtroom their stage for protest on Monday. At the center of the campaign: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The group staged the trial against the Chancellor and allowed the double to speak in his defense. In March, the Federal Environment Agency reported that Germany had emitted over ten percent fewer greenhouse gases compared to 2023. On Monday, the Expert Council for Climate Issues presented its report on this development. The expert council is calling for immediate programs to protect the climate from the ministries responsible for the transport sector and the building sector. It also pointed out the risk that, due to the tight budget and the savings in climate protection measures, the reduction in emissions as envisaged by the government could not be achieved. In its verdict, the group called the Chancellor’s behavior “irresponsible and reprehensible” The group did not want to sentence him to prison because, as Thelen explained, they “do not believe in the ideas of punishment and prison.