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Extinction Rebellion Stages Timed Dresden Road Blockade to Press for City Heat Plan

Organizers cite the city’s heavy reliance on fossil gas in urging a municipal strategy to cut heating costs.

Overview

  • Activists carried out phased traffic stoppages at Fritz-Foerster-Platz starting around 8:45 a.m. Thursday.
  • The group announced four brief blocks totaling seven minutes, while Stern reported phase-by-phase disruptions of roughly 30 minutes.
  • The protest highlighted opposition to fossil-fuel heating and called on the Dresdner Stadtrat to adopt a Wärmeplan to reduce bills.
  • Spokesperson Christian Bläul said Dresden remains over 90% dependent on fossil natural gas and urged faster action.
  • Local coverage placed the action in a series of similar Extinction Rebellion blockades in Dresden, including at the main train station and the same junction.