Germany
Climate activists glue themselves to dinosaur exhibit at Berlin museum
On Sunday (30 October), two women glued themselves to rails surrounding a dinosaur exhibit at Berlin’s Natural History Museum. This was the latest protest by climate activists calling for the German government's increase in climate mitigation measures.
Two activists stuck themselves to the rails surrounding the skeleton, a dinosaur that lived millions of years ago. They held a banner saying: "What if it's not under control?"
"Massive climate change caused the dinosaurs to die. The same is happening to us," Caris Connell (34), said.
The Last Generation group behind the protest said Germany must immediately reduce its emissions to prevent mass extinction of species. They also called on Berlin for a speed limit on motorways.
Germany's government has set CO2 reduction targets in order to be carbon neutral by 2045, but has not established a speed limit for the country's motorway network.
The protest continued for twenty minutes, until police arrived. Another 40 minutes were needed to free the women from the handrails.
According to the Natural History Museum, it has filed a criminal complaint for property damage and trespassing.
Share this article:
EU Reporter publishes articles from a variety of outside sources which express a wide range of viewpoints. The positions taken in these articles are not necessarily those of EU Reporter. Please see EU Reporter’s full Terms and Conditions of publication for more information EU Reporter embraces artificial intelligence as a tool to enhance journalistic quality, efficiency, and accessibility, while maintaining strict human editorial oversight, ethical standards, and transparency in all AI-assisted content. Please see EU Reporter’s full A.I. Policy for more information.
Stepping out...to get the UK back in European Union
Improving energy efficiency of buildings to reduce bills and save energy
Energy use in the industry sector continues to decline
DG Translation in a city near you: June events
The role of quality assurance in advancing inclusive upper secondary VET in Slovenia
Europe must not turn its back on rural women’s empowerment
Commission accelerates transition away from animal testing in chemical safety assessments
Counterfeit cigarettes drive illicit tobacco trade to highest level in a decade, new study claims
Inconvenient questions about Andorra and San Marino that Brussels should be asking
How digital wallets are changing the way Welsh consumers pay for online services
Impasse in European Union Tobacco Tax Reform: The Swedish veto
EU Cybersecurity Act could expose member states to costly investment treaty claims, legal opinion warns
Várhelyi says unilateral measures by the US against the EU ‘would not be justified’
Libya’s fuel crisis offers lessons for energy security on both sides of the Mediterranean
490+ experts call for €10 billion ring-fenced health allocation in EU budget
ENVI opinion signals early resistance to Biotech Act SPC extension
Kazakhstan reforms under scrutiny at Brussels Press Club round table
Japan should face up to history and contribute more to regional peace
Ambassador calls for 'speeding up' of co-operation between EU and Kazakhstan
Timur Turlov at Smart Moves Summit 2025: How chess can transform global education
Shevtsova’s case: Out-of-court sanctions dismantling trust in Ukrainian cause
The future of European transport
Trump Vs Trueman
