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Added on the 18/01/2023 07:35:17 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Several hundred protesters temporarily take control of a coal mine in Welzow, Germany to protest against the use and production of 'dirtier' lignite coal. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
German police officers begin removing climate activists perched precariously on high structures after they embarked on an operation to evacuate a protest camp that has become a symbol of resistance against fossil fuels. Luetzerath, a village in North Rhine-Westphalia state, has been turned over to around 2,000 anti-coal activists who are trying to prevent the site from being dug up for coal. IMAGES
Thousands of European climate activists gather to blockade a huge German open-cast coal mine and plant in a campaign of non-violent mass civil disobedience. IMAGES of protesters
Some 200 demonstrators denounce the impact of coal on the climate at a mine near Bonn, where the 23rd UN conference on climate change is due to open on Monday. IMAGES
Images of climate activist Greta Thunberg being detained by Dutch police on Saturday after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road in The Hague to protest against fossil fuel subsidies. IMAGES
Lawyer Raj Chada and climate activist Christofer 'Chris' Kebbon give short statements outside Westminster Magistrates Court after climate activist Greta Thunberg and four other protesters were acquitted following their arrest while protesting at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London in October 2023. SOUNDBITE