The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is taking part in a demonstration for climate protection in Berlin on September 24, two days before the federal election.
The newspaper Tagesspiegel reported on Friday with a view to the so-called climate strike on September 24th.
In an interview with the newspaper, Thunberg emphasized that she would not advertise a specific party: "We are not lobbyists for the Greens."
It is not about that "the right" party is elected, she said further.
It is crucial that "people go to the polls and vote for the option they think is the best - or the least bad".
Because in Germany “no politician, no party treats the climate crisis like an emergency”.
Specifically, the young Swede criticized that Germany did not want to get out of coal until 2038.
Like almost all other states, the country will fail to meet its goals with regard to the Paris climate protection agreement and the 1.5 degree target formulated therein.
The German climate activist Luisa Neubauer also complained that all German parties were too little committed to climate protection.
However, the topic is playing a significantly larger role in the current election campaign than it was two years ago.
"So we can already see where we as the climate movement have brought the parties and what has changed," she told Tagesspiegel.
The United Nations warned in a new report on Thursday that the 1.5 degree target could only be achieved with drastic measures.
In the Paris Agreement of 2015 it was agreed to limit global warming to well below two degrees, but if possible to 1.5 degrees compared to the pre-industrial age.
According to the UN report, greenhouse gas emissions would have to be greatly reduced immediately.