Greenpeace protests against "climate criminals," Brazilian minister's Berlin visit

Record ID: 1434622

  • Title: Greenpeace protests against "climate criminals," Brazilian minister's Berlin visit
  • Date: 30th September 2019
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 30, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS PROTESTING OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS OF GERMAN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (BDI) AGAINST VISIT OF BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RICARDO SALLES, WEARING YELLOW OVERALLS READING IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH "NO DEALS WITH CLIMATE CRIMINALS" VARIOUS OF ACTIVISTS LOWERING BANNER FROM ROOF ABOVE ENTRANCE WITH SAME SLOGAN IN GERMAN VARIOUS O TREE TRUNK ON FIRE ATOP FLATBED TRUCK OUTSIDE, SLOGAN IN ENGLISH READING "DON'T DESTROY THE AMAZON" VARIOUS OF GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS RAISING BANNER ON BOARD GREENPEACE SHIP MOORED ON RIVER NEARBY OFFICE WORKER LOOKING ON VARIOUS OF CHAINED TOGETHER GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS PROTESTING OUTSIDE BDI HEADQUARTERS (SOUNDBITE) (German) GREENPEACE ACTIVIST, VIOLA WOHLGEMUTH, SAYING: "We and I as Greenpeace activist are standing outside the German industry association because climate criminals are trying to seal deals here. High-ranking German industry representatives are meeting here today who want nothing else of the Mercosur deal than to sell cars which damage the climate. The counter deal foresees importing even more climate damaging soy products and climate damaging beef. So it's climate crime for climate crime and I don't want to tolerate that." PROTESTERS OUTSIDE BDI BUILDING
  • Embargoed: 14th October 2019 11:36
  • Keywords: Greenpeace activists Berlin economic institutes Brazil demonstration protest
  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY / SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AYULLXJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Greenpeace activists on Monday formed a human chain, blocking the entrances of the House of German Economic Institutes in Berlin.
    "High-ranking German industry representatives are meeting here today who want nothing else from the Mercosur deal than to sell cars which damage the climate. The counter deal foresees importing even more soy products and beef that are harmful to the climate. So it's climate crime for climate crime and I don't want to tolerate that," one of the activists Viola Wohlgemuth said from outside the premises.
    The Greenpeace boat Beluga was also underway on the Spree as activists demonstrated against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
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