[a][1] The hunger strikers called on German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to recognize the severity of scientific consensus on climate change by issuing an official policy statement or Regierungserklärung that reacts accordingly.

[4] On 26 February 2024, activists blocked an intersection in Siemensstadt, Berlin in front of the Heizkraftwerk Reuter West coal‑fired CHP power station.

[12] That handover was accompanied by a symbolic protest in which Wolfgang (Wolli) Metzeler‑Kick, an engineer[13] and activist who had previously drawn attention as a member of the Last Generation group,[10] stood on a block of ice with a noose around his neck in front of the Federal Chancellery.

[15][16] The strikers reportedly limited themselves to a maximum of 500 ml of fruit or vegetable juice per day, plus vitamin supplements and electrolyte powder.

[7] The strikers and their supporters were calling for a government policy statement that explicitly recognizes the current scientific consensus on climate change.

[2] The alliance stated:[2] The last three points are backed by references to the scientific literature and reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The reason for this relocation was the expiry of the previous notice of assembly [24] and the fact that a "fan mile" was planned in that vicinity as part of the celebrations for the 2024 European Football Championship.

[10] The medical team in Berlin overseeing the hunger strike of Winter had earlier withdrawn support due to his deteriorating health status and his personal desire to continue.

The wishes of the subject and his treatment imperatives are counter, such that the medical team can no longer provide care and fulfill their legal and ethical obligations.

[4] Deputy government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann said on 3 April 2024 that Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz was concerned that people had gone on hunger strike.

[34][35][36] On 15 May 2024, Carola Rackete, the leading Die Linke candidate for the 2024 European elections, expressed support for the hunger strikers but remained skeptical that Chancellor Scholz would react to their demands.

[15][38] Notable scientists who have publicly supported the demands of the hunger strikers include climate researcher Hans Joachim Schellnhuber,[12][39] geophysicist Bernhard Steinberger,[40] and physicist Eicke Weber.

[26] In an interview published by taz on 2 June 2024, sociologist Dieter Rucht said that it would be difficult to assess the advantages and disadvantages of chancellor Scholz acceding to the hunger strikers' demands: doing so would possibly make him appear empathic, but might also lead to other groups trying to achieve their own aims by similar means.

[44] A commentary from 7 June 2024 in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung assessed that the refusal by Scholz to accede to the demands had contributed to dashing the hopes of the protest camp that the hunger strike action would succeed.