Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick: Changing the Game. - Activist to Persist with Hunger Strike: Addresses Clinic Visit
Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick, a climate activist, is determined to continue his hunger strike even after a visit to the hospital. His campaign, "Hunger until you're honest," made this announcement on Tuesday morning. The 49-year-old was admitted to the hospital the day before due to a circulatory collapse after 89 days of fasting. However, he quickly recovered in the hospital after receiving an electrolyte solution and went back to the demonstrators' camp at the Federal Ministry of Economics in Berlin.
Metzeler-Kick stated, "I had made up my mind long ago: If I went to the hospital, I would continue to fast when I got out. I will continue to fast until Scholz finally says what's true: There is no remaining carbon dioxide budget left." Metzeler-Kick and three other fasting protesters want the Chancellor to make a public declaration stating, among other things, that the current level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is lethal and there are no more carbon dioxide credits left. They are calling for drastic changes in policies to prioritize environmental protection.
Scholz implored the fasting activists to end their strike recently, citing his commitment to addressing climate change. Despite this, he did not provide specific details on the protesters' demands.
Metzeler-Kick began his fast on March 7th, and his companions joined him throughout the following days. He had drunk some form of juice every day during the first 78 days, and afterwards, he stopped consuming carbohydrates but still drank fluids.
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- Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, has been urged by climate activist Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick and his companions to make a government statement acknowledging the lethal carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and the lack of remaining carbon dioxide credits.
- In response to Scholz's plea for them to end their hunger strike, Metzeler-Kick, who is currently on a hunger strike in Berlin, reiterated his intention to continue fasting until the Chancellor meets his demands.
- The climate protests in Berlin, led by Metzeler-Kick and other activists, have attracted widespread attention in Germany and beyond, with Demonstrations taking place regularly outside the Federal Ministry of Economics to push for more significant climate action.
- The issue of climate change and the activists' demands have sparked debate within the German government, with some politicians, such as Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick's ally, Kick, advocating for drastic policy changes to address the crisis.
