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Clara S Thompson is a climate activist and author based in Germany. She is a spokesperson for Wald Statt Asphalt (Forests instead of Asphalt) Alliance, which works towards a mobility transition away from automobile dependence and highway construction towards improved public transport.
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The Green Party should be held to account for its political compromises on the climate agenda, but not abandoned.
Skipping school and civil disobedience make Germans uncomfortable. But it woke politicians up to climate change.
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