Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and Greenpeace announce lawsuits against German corporations for failing to protect the climate. They are legally demanding that Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes significantly accelerate the climate-friendly conversion of their companies: By 2030, the three German automakers are to stop building climate-damaging internal combustion vehicles worldwide, and the oil and natural gas company Wintershall Dea must stop developing new oil and gas fields from 2026. For the first time since the landmark climate ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court, environmental associations are taking legal action against climate-damaging corporations, Greenpeace against VW, DUH against BMW, Mercedes and Wintershall Dea. The plaintiffs include the executives of the associations and the Fridays for Future activist Clara Mayer.

In this picture: Climate Plaintiff Clara Mayer, Greenpeace Germany Executive Director Martin Kaiser.