International NGOs call on Merkel to intervene in Hambach Forest dispute
Nearly 100 civil society organisations from across the world 鈥 including Greenpeace International, Banktrack, , Climate Action Network and E3G 鈥 have sent a joint letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, urging her to intervene in the escalating crisis over the embattled Hambach Forest. 鈥淲e write to you today to urge you to intervene immediately by supporting a moratorium on any tree-felling activities [鈥 and to commit to a swift and just coal phase-out in Germany in line with the UN Paris Climate Agreement starting without further delay,鈥 says the letter.
Find the letter in English , and a Greenpeace press release in English .
For background, read today鈥檚 article German court stops clearing of Hambach Forest.
See 威力彩玩法鈥檚 Commission watch for regular updates on Germany鈥檚 coal exit planning.