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Extinction Rebellion Briefly Blocks Dresden Intersection in Morning Heat-Policy Protest

The registered action pressed city leaders to speed the heat transition with social safeguards.

Overview

  • Eighteen activists began the blockade at 8:48 a.m. at Stauffenbergallee and Königsbrücker Straße, rotating seven-minute stoppages on each approach, and ended the action at 9:16 a.m.
  • The demonstration was notified to authorities and proceeded without police intervention as trams were let through and drivers largely remained calm.
  • Organizers framed the protest as a push to accelerate Dresden’s shift away from fossil-fuel heating and to implement the municipal heat plan more quickly.
  • The group calls for expanding heat networks, promoting heat pumps, providing social compensation for low-income households, and involving citizens early in decisions.
  • Activists signaled a sustained campaign by announcing another Dresden blockade planned for February 26.