US EditionThousands protest in Germany urging faster green shift
Organizers said about 80,000 people joined rallies nationwide as protesters accused the new government of slowing Germany’s energy transition.
- On Saturday, April 18, 2026, thousands demonstrated across Germany in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, and Munich, demanding a faster renewable energy transition while criticizing Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition.
- Economy Minister Katherina Reiche, from Merz's CDU party, faces accusations of slowing the energy transition through support for gas-fired power plants and weakening EU-wide car emissions rules.
- Organizers reported about 80,000 participants nationwide, while Fridays for Future figure Luisa Neubauer said she was "positively surprised" by turnout, condemning the government's "obstruction of the energy transition."
- The Chancellor argues that steps are necessary to relieve burdens on Germany's struggling manufacturers and revive Europe's biggest economy, which has suffered from high energy costs.
- While Germany has expanded solar and wind power significantly, government actions have fueled fears the country will miss ambitious climate targets, according to organizers including Greenpeace and WWF.
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Thousands rally across Germany to demand faster green shift
Thousands of people demonstrated across Germany on Saturday, calling for a faster shift towards renewable energy and accusing conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition of putting the brakes on the transition.
Several cities demonstrated against German climate policy and for a faster energy transition. The organizers speak of tens of thousands of participants.
Throughout Germany, tens of thousands of people have demonstrated for a faster energy transition. The Federal Government accused them of pursuing the wrong goals. At the heart of the criticism: Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche.
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Thousands protest in Germany urging faster green shift
Thousands of people demonstrated across Germany on Saturday, urging a faster shift to renewable energy and accusing conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition of putting the brakes on the transition.
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