The Bonn activists are particularly angry about the federal government's climate package: "The federal government is not only denying its global responsibility, but it is also promoting social injustice," says Leonie Meyer (21). "How can it be that so little interest is shown in our generation?

After a start rally at 11 a.m. at the market, the Bonn FFF local group calls for many creative activities throughout the city. "We want to sensitize as many people as possible to the problems we have with climate policy," says Marla Thüringer, who has been involved with Fridays for Future since July.

According to the police, three FFF meetings have been registered in Bonn City. At the start of the market, the officials expect between 300 and 600 participants by 3 pm. From 11.30 a.m. to 2 p.m., demonstration activities are also planned on the Adenauerallee near the Academic Art Museum. Drivers must anticipate not getting through for a short time. "The organizers expect up to 50 participants," the police said. At 2.15 p.m. another demonstration will start on Poppelsdorfer Allee near the Bonner Talweg. 20 to 50 participants are expected.

"All of Bonn will notice something of the actions", says FFF spokesman Robert Müller-Uri. "The German government and 180 other states have ratified the Paris climate agreement and have thus committed themselves to limiting global warming to well below two degrees Celsius. However, the German government's climate policy is far from sufficient to achieve the Paris climate targets. None of the FFF demands had been implemented. They had been drawn up in intensive cooperation with scientists and were undoubtedly feasible. "But for this to happen, the federal government must start to act right now. Pseudo climate packages don't help anyone, politics must heed that too", student Adrian Niemierza (17) is sure.

(Original text: Richard Bongartz; Translation: Mareike Graepel)