Lützerath: Why Germany is destroying villages for coal

Right in the heart of Germany, the village of Lützerath is about to be destroyed for coal – even though the country has vowed to turn its back on the fuel as soon as possible. But the villagers and activists are fighting back. Credits Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer Camera: Simon Baingo Video Editor: Joseph Wright Graphics: Christian Caurla Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk Thumbnail: Arne Müseler & Em Charibon Many thanks to Arne Müseler, a photographer documenting the destruction of the Garzweiler villages for his photographs and videos. His extensive and informative collection can be found here: http://garzweiler.com/ We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. #PlanetA #Lützerath #Coal Read more: Net calorific value of different fuel types: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/... Studies on the necessity of evicting Lützerath (in German): 2022-08_Kurzstudie_Gasknappheit_CoalExit_Herpich-Rieve-Oei.pdf, p.ii https://www.frontier-economics.com/me... Lobbying activities by RWE (in German): https://lobbypedia.de/wiki/RWE Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Why coal matters 02:50 The case of Lützerath 04:26 Protest camp Lützerath 06:58 Why RWE wants more coal 08:24 Coal and politics 10:46 What's next?