Lower Saxony’s Minister of Transport, Olaf Lies, has criticized the sticking actions of climate activists. “Sticking to the streets, blocking the flow of traffic and causing long traffic jams, at least accepting the dangers for road users, keeping people from their appointments and matters – I understand a lot of things, but that clearly ends here,” said the SPD politician , who was Environment Minister until a few months ago, the “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung” (Thursday).
“Energy transition and climate protection will not take us a step further. We will not achieve this social feat of strength through new fronts, but only through dialogue,” said Lies. The actions of Fridays for Future, on the other hand, have shown how well organized protest is able to get big things going.
In Hanover there had recently been several actions by climate activists from the Last Generation group. According to the report, there were also assaults on the part of drivers: one drove into an activist with his car, another kicked a demonstrator and then sought an argument with the police.
