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Activists cut off top of huge Christmas tree in climate protest in Berlin

Protest group Last Generation said it wanted to highlight that Germany is so far only seeing the "tip" of the climate catastrophe happening around the world.

Wednesday 21 December 2022 10:54, UK

Activists hold onto tip of the tree they removed. Pic: AP
Image: Activists hold onto the tip of the tree they removed. Pic: AP
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Climate activists have sawn off the tip of the Christmas tree that stood in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

Protest group Last Generation said two of its members used a hydraulic lift and a hand saw to cut two metres off the top of the 15-metre tree and hang up a banner.

The banner read: "This is only the tip of the Christmas tree."

activists of the environmental group drove a lift truck in front of the Christmas tree on Pariser Platz at the Brandenburg Gate. Pic: AP
Image: Activists drove a lift truck in front of the Christmas tree on Pariser Platz at the Brandenburg Gate. Pic: AP
"It's just the top of the Christmas tree" is written on the banner of the activists of the "Last Generation". Pic: AP
Image: A banner read: 'It's just the top of the Christmas tree'. Pic: AP

In a statement, the group said it wanted to highlight that Germany is so far only seeing the "tip" of the climate catastrophe happening around the world.

Last Generation called on the German government to do more to tackle global warming.

Criticising such protests, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on the activists to show "a bit of creativity."

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