German coal mine clash pits laws against climate
1 year, 11 months ago

German coal mine clash pits laws against climate

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country's continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law. “So we’re trying to, with our bodies, protect the climate goals.” The debate flared up hours later at a townhall meeting in nearby Erkelenz, when one regional official accused activists of being willing to “spill human blood” to defend the now-abandoned village. “But I'm at least as scared of my children growing up in a country where everyone takes the law into their own hands.” “You won't save the world's climate on your own,” said Pusch. “And therefore wrong decisions need to be corrected.” ___ Follow Frank Jordans on Twitter: @wirereporter ___ Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations.

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High Court rejects the UK's first new coal mine in 30 years
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High Court rejects the UK's first new coal mine in 30 years

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Lutzerath: Why are people protesting at coal village where Greta Thunberg was detained?
1 year, 11 months ago

Lutzerath: Why are people protesting at coal village where Greta Thunberg was detained?

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Last activists leave hamlet at heart of German coal protest
1 year, 11 months ago

Last activists leave hamlet at heart of German coal protest

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The last two climate activists holed up beneath a German village due to be destroyed for the expansion of a nearby coal mine left the site on Monday. Activists have cited the symbolic importance of Luetzerath for years, and thousands of people demonstrated Saturday against the razing of the village by RWE energy company for the expansion of …

Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion

Associated Press  

ERKELENZ, Germany — Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain on Saturday to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. Protesters chanted “Every village stays” and “You are not alone.” Organizers said about 35,000 people took part, while police put the figure at …

Police start clearing German village condemned for coal mine
1 year, 11 months ago

Police start clearing German village condemned for coal mine

Associated Press  

LUETZERATH, Germany — Police in riot gear began evicting climate activists Wednesday from a condemned village in western Germany that is due to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine. Schumann said she still held out hope of preserving what’s left of Luetzerath “until nothing is left standing; hope dies last.” Environmentalists say bulldozing the village to expand …

German coal mine clash pits laws against climate
1 year, 11 months ago

German coal mine clash pits laws against climate

Associated Press  

ERKELENZ, Germany — The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country’s continued use of coal and whether tackling climate change justifies breaking the law. “If this coal is burned, we’re actually going to take down our climate goals,” she said. “So we’re trying to, with our bodies, protect the climate goals.” The debate …

Police clash with climate activists as they clear German coal mine protest
1 year, 11 months ago

Police clash with climate activists as they clear German coal mine protest

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German court rejects climate activists' bid to stay in doomed village
1 year, 11 months ago

German court rejects climate activists' bid to stay in doomed village

Firstpost  

Luetzerath: A court in Germany has rejected a last-ditch attempt by climate activists to stay in an abandoned village which is due to be cleared for the expansion of a coal mine that’s become a battleground between the government and environmentalists. The regional administrative court in Muenster late Monday confirmed a lower court decision forbidding the activists from remaining in …

Climate activists dig in to defend village from coal mine
1 year, 11 months ago

Climate activists dig in to defend village from coal mine

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Climate activists pledged Sunday to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby coal mine that has become a battlegroundbetween the government and environmental campaigners. Hundreds of people from across Germany gathered for protest training and a subsequent demonstration in the hamlet of Luetzerath, which lies west of Cologne next …

Climate activists take to the trees to save German village
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate activists take to the trees to save German village

The Hindu  

After the last farmer packed up and left in October, climate activists are the only people left in the village of Luetzerath, Germany, which sits above a rich vein of coal. "It's a question of responsibility, one that is difficult to take for the authorities because it's a huge operation, for which thousands of police officers need to be mobilised …

Thousands protest plan to raze German village for coal mine
2 years, 8 months ago

Thousands protest plan to raze German village for coal mine

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Thousands of people protested Saturday against plans to bulldoze a village in western Germany to expand a coal mine that environmental activists say should be shut down, not enlarged. Climate activists argue that the village and others nearby should not be demolished because burning the coal that’s still in the ground undermines Germany’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas …

The environmental case for buying a coal mine
2 years, 11 months ago

The environmental case for buying a coal mine

BBC  

The environmental case for buying a coal mine Getty Images A giant extractor at the Vattenfall lignite mines in Germany Why would those who care about climate change choose to buy up coal mines or oil drilling rights? But Krueger wasn't an energy executive, nor was her organisation a mining firm – she was the acting director of the Nordic …

Is Germany really a climate leader when it’s still razing villages for coal mines?
3 years, 1 month ago

Is Germany really a climate leader when it’s still razing villages for coal mines?

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Climate activist Nakate visits huge German coal mine
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate activist Nakate visits huge German coal mine

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LUETZERATH, Germany — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Saturday visited a vast German open-pit coal mine and a village that is to be bulldozed for its expansion, saying the destruction is “really disturbing” and has implications far beyond Germany. Activists and local residents say expanding the mine runs counter to Germany’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to meet …

Climate activists seek to block German coal mine expansion
3 years, 2 months ago

Climate activists seek to block German coal mine expansion

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Floods fuel climate debate in Germany’s election campaign
3 years, 5 months ago

Floods fuel climate debate in Germany’s election campaign

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LUETZERATH, Germany — As Germany reels from the deadliest inland floods in living memory, one word has been on the lips of leading politicians: “klimawandel,” the German word for climate change. “I’ve known for a long time that climate change is a task that we’ll have to deal with,” Laschet said during a testy exchange with journalists on the morning …

Government intervenes in plan for Cumbria coal mine after climate backlash
3 years, 9 months ago

Government intervenes in plan for Cumbria coal mine after climate backlash

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Government defends approval of UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years despite climate outcry
3 years, 11 months ago

Government defends approval of UK’s first deep coal mine in 30 years despite climate outcry

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