Klimastreik

In the organizer's words:

Meeting point: 15:30 at the forum

No future without climate protection

The election on February 23 is decisive for future climate policy in Germany. The next German government faces a mammoth task: it must modernize the country through extensive climate protection investments - in order to protect the prosperity and freedom of future generations.

Time is of the essence: the climate crisis is already worsening. Extreme weather events such as storms, droughts and floods are becoming the sad norm in our country too - with devastating consequences for people and nature. The world is heading towards unmanageable climate warming - and now, of all times, a climate change denier is becoming president of the USA.

Germany is not on course to protect the climate: the "traffic light" government consisting of the SPD, Greens and FDP has expanded renewables, pushed ahead with the phase-out of combustion engines and introduced thermal walls. However, it has softened climate and nature protection elsewhere and massively expanded the gas infrastructure. There are still billions in climate-damaging subsidies in the transport sector.

Instead of arguing about how best to achieve the climate targets, the election campaign is even discussing softening them. The CDU and CSU are questioning key building blocks for climate protection. They are clinging to the combustion engine, want to allow gas heating to continue unchecked and even want to go back to nuclear power. This regressive policy would not only be harmful to the climate, it would also jeopardize Germany's economic future and end up costing people dearly.

We can only protect the climate if we continue to expand renewables in Germany, promote electromobility, make rail transport attractive for everyone and implement a genuine heating transition. This is the only way we can strengthen the economy, secure jobs and strengthen social cohesion.

The federal election is a great opportunity to show how important climate protection and social justice are for our country - and to push them forward again. Because progress on climate protection has only been made when we as a movement have protested loudly and colorfully across Germany, we will be taking to the streets nationwide on Friday, February 14 with Fridays For Future.

Whether you have been on climate strikes for years or are taking part in a demonstration for the first time - we need everyone to join us in demanding ambitious climate protection from the next German government.

Join us on the streets!