The fate of Luetzerath embodies Germany's battle to ditch coal to meet its climate commitments and also keep the lights on following Russia's squeeze on gas supplies. The village has already been abandoned by its original inhabitants but environmentalists moved in two years ago.
"With climate catastrophe already being here, already harshly affecting people in the Global South, who have not caused [it], we are demanding a change in our current economic system," she told Sky News over the phone from the camp.Activists said they have tree houses and 'other structures that are hard to get people out of'. Pic: APOccupiers sit on a makeshift platform on stilts, near the demolition edge of the mine.
About 150 climate activists protested outside the ministry for economy and climate in Berlin. Pic: APa"bitter but necessary" moveMinisters have been exploring how to boost clean power, aiming to source 80% of the country's electricity from renewables by 2030. One study by the German Institute for Economic Research claims the lignite coal below Luetzerath was not needed to secure German power supply, even in the absence of Russian gas."It's about getting the grid more flexible and building up possibilities to store energy," as well as building further renewable power, said Ms Inkermann.
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