BERLIN (Reuters) – In one of the world’s most aged countries, some young people are resorting to drastic measures to voice their frustration at politicians’ failure to tackle climate change.

A group of activists has been protesting against the failure to address climate change since August 30 outside Germany’s parliament.

Just days away from the elections that will end Angela Merkel’s time as president, two activists have intensified their campaign and announced they would no longer drink water until they are heard.

Klara Hinrichs (spokesman for two hunger strikers) said, “We have tried everything.” “Thousands were out on the streets supporting Fridays for Future. We created petitions. I was chained to the transport minister.

Greta Thunberg from Sweden was there as part of Fridays for Future’s global climate protest.

Olaf Scholz (of the Social Democrats), conservative Armin Laschet, and Green Annalena Baerbock are not going to visit the hunger strikers. Instead, they have urged them to abandon their strike to preserve their future fights.

While the hunger strikers dropped their campaigns, Henning Jeschke (now wheelchair bound and extremely gaunt) and Lea Bonasera, the leading pollster, have pledged not to drink till Olaf Scholz declares a climate emergency or comes to them.

Scholz tweeted on Friday (NYSE:): “To those activists in hunger strike, I say:I will stick to the arrangement and speak to them afterwards,” They must now save their lives and end this madness.

Germany is a long-standing leader in climate activism. It gave birth to the Green Party, the first national party to be prominent, and every party has committed itself to climate action.

However, Germany has the highest median age of the European Union. Several elections have shown a gap between those who are most vulnerable to long-term effects of rising temperatures and those for whom climate change can be one of the many concerns.

A recent TV debate revealed that over half of those 18 to 34 thought Baerbock had won. This compares with a quarter of the older population, who believed Baerbock was the winner.

The poster that the original seven hunger strikers used to announce their campaigns reads, “The intergenerational agreement has been broken.”

Baerbock at forty, the youngest of three potential candidates for chancellor was also in support of Scholz.

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