Olaf Scholz had sharply criticized the climate activists of the "Last Generation" as "completely crazy" The group "Last Generations" regularly draws attention to the fatal consequences of global warming with sit-ins and actions in museums. The members often glue themselves to streets or even works of art.
The activists quoted a statement by the former head of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. "I tell you that we are pushing our children into a global school bus that has a 98 percent probability of being fatally injured," he said.