German police clash with activists in showdown over coal mine expansion:
Police on Tuesday began dismantling barricades and dragged away activists staging a ...
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Police remove activists protesting Garzweiler expansionOn January 10, police in Lützerath began dismantling barricades and dragged away people staging a sit-in.
Key FactsJan 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Protesters oppose expansion of the Garzweiler mine, for which the village of Lützerath is slated for demolition.
- A regional court upheld an earlier eviction ruling on Monday; the village’s land and houses belong to RWE.
- According to RWE, the Garzweiler mine produces around 25 million tonnes of lignite annually.
- The government moved the planned shutdown of all lignite power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia from 2038 to 2030.
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- BERLIN, 13 January (Reuters) - During a visit to the site, where demonstrators have dug in to try to stop the expansion of a coal mine, climate activist Greta Thunberg called the forced removal of protesters from an abandoned village in western Germany "outrageous."
- "Germany is really embarrassing itself right now," Thunberg said, referring to the expansion of the Garzweiler lignite coal mine run by RWE (RWEG.
- The standoff over the coal mine expansion, which activists see as a symbol of Berlin's failing climate policy amid Europe's largest economy's energy crisis, could last weeks, according to police.
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