Merkel meets Thunberg, climate activists in Berlin

Young activists, including Swedish teenr Greta Thunberg, are meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press ir demands for tougher action to curb climate change.

Thunberg, Luisa Neubauer from Germany and Belgians Anuna de Wever van der Heyden and élaïde Charlier arrived at chancellery for a 90-minute meeting Thursday, first high-profile talks youth activists have held with a world leer since start of pandemic.

coronavirus outbreak has prevented Fridays for Future movement that Thunberg inspired from holding its mass rallies in recent months.

activists argue that governments around world are doing too little to curb emissions of greenhouse gases that are heating up atmosphere.

In a letter sent to world leers last month, y called for numerous measures including ending financing for oil and gas projects, including all forms of man-me emissions in reduction targets and setting binding carbon budgets.

Germany currently holds six-month rotating presidency of European Union.

Merkel has in past lauded youth activists for putting pressure on politicians to act against global warming