On Monday there was a new blockade by the last generation in Graz. The activists are angry about Nehammer’s car announcement.
Karl Nehammer’s turquoise commitment to the combustion engine ignited a new wave of protests from climate stickers on Monday. In Vienna, shortly after 8 a.m., activists from the last generation had once again pecked onto the lanes at Naschmarkt and Schwarzenbergplatz. There was also a blockade in Graz.
They were accompanied by numerous scientists who own opinion explained their position: “In our scientific studies, we see how devastating the consequences will be for all of us if we don’t immediately do much more climate protection. […] The situation today is critical with regard to the consequences of climate change – social discussion and joint decisions are therefore in our very own interest.”
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In the Styrian capital, several activists with safety vests and banners sat down on the road. The group gave the members there a voice via Twitter and railed against the chancellor and the incompetence of the government:
“More and more regions in Austria are affected by drought and water shortages, while Nehammer describes Austria as a car country and refuses to implement the simplest protective measures such as Tempo100 on motorways,” write the climate activists.
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The ÖAMTC reported that extensive traffic jams quickly formed in the vicinity. Coming from the north, it backed up on Grabenstrasse to Heinrich-Caspar-Gasse, and there was no progress on the Glacis and on the streets in the university district.
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