Greta Thunberg takes climate fight to Germany’s threatened Hambach Forest

The felling of ancient woodland to make way for a giant coal mine brings together two linked battles for the activistGreta Thunberg started her long journey to climate summits in the Americas by joining a treetop protest in Germany’s Hambach forest, where environmentalists have been fighting for years to stop the ancient woodland being torn up for open-cast coal mining.The battle to save the last remaining oak and hornbeam trees reflects the young activist’s entwined fights to protec