Climate Change
A German Climate Activist Won’t End His Hunger Strike, Even With the Risk of Death Looming
Nearly three months into his fast, Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick says he won’t eat until the German government acknowledges the severity of the climate crisis and the world’s failure to address it. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shows no inclination of doing that.
Eighty-five days into a hunger strike, German environmental engineer and climate activist Wolfgang Metzeler-Kick had lost more than 61 pounds, his face and body were gaunt and his blood sugar was critically low.
A German Climate Activist Won’t End His Hunger Strike, Even With the Risk of Death Looming