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Taking on Tesla — Fight for the Forest

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May 4, 2024

Dispute over Elon Musk's Tesla plant near Berlin. What is more important: preserving nature or creating jobs?

The US manufacturer Tesla is building the world's best-selling electric car in Germany. Electric cars are supposed to be more environmentally friendly - but Tesla's factory is located in a conservation area and a forest is to be cleared for the expansion. But environmentalists are fighting to save it. They have occupied the forest and have built tree houses to prevent its destruction. The mood in the village is divided; jobs and tax revenues are also at stake. There is no solution to the conflict in sight. A report by Killian Bayer.

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