Protesters dig trenches and build barricades to fight for tiny hamlet Luetzerath ahead of an approaching lignite mine expansion.
abc.net.au/news/german-lignite-mine-luetzerath-protest/101846320The fate of a tiny German village has sparked heated debate 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. So we're trying to, with our bodies, protect the climate goals."The debate flared up hours later at a town hall meeting in nearby Erkelenz, when one regional official accused activists of being willing to "spill human blood" to defend the now-abandoned village.
The government and RWE have said this coal was needed to ensure Germany's energy security — squeezed by the cut in supply of Russian gas due to the war in Ukraine. "They keep going back to the legal situation," he said. "But the right to live doesn't play a role here [for them]."
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