Dresden (dpa/sn) – Two climate activists from the Last Generation group protested against coal mining in Dresden on Saturday. Several slogans were attached with chalk spray to the building of the energy supplier Sachsen Energie, including “We want to live” and “Coal kills,” said a spokesman for the organization on Saturday. According to the Dresden police department, officials were on site. According to their own statements, the group wanted to use their protest to draw attention to the injustice of subsidies for fossil fuel companies.
“The money for subsidies in fossil industries can finance a 9-euro ticket for several years. If the government puts the profit of the richest one percent more important than deciding on the first, simplest security measures, it becomes clear that the government doesn’t have it under control.” , explained one activist. “Every tonne of coal that is pulled out of the ground ensures that our livelihoods are further destroyed. We are already noticing the first effects of the climate emergency here on site”.
