German officials give green light for country's largest floating solar power plant to be built on man-made lake in former coal mine. Former open-cast mining area to host largest floating solar PV ...

Lützerath, about 20 miles west of Dusseldorf, has long been a climate flashpoint in Germany because of its position on the edge of the open-cast lignite coal mine, Garzweiler II.

Welcome to Lützerath, the last hamlet before the 3,200-hectare Garzweiler open-cast coal mine in North Rhine-Westphalia. Over the last two years, "Lützi" has become a symbol of the climate ...

The village of Lutzerath, to be exact – where several hundred protestors are trying to stop it being destroyed, and becoming part of a giant open cast coal mine.

LUETZERATH, Germany — Police in riot gear began evicting climate activists Wednesday from a condemned village in western Germany that is due to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine ...

Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain on Saturday to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.

German authorities detained Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday amid protests at a coal mine in the country. A spokesperson for the local Aachen police told Sky News the 20-year-old ...

El Cerrejon in northeast Colombia is the largest open-pit coal mine in Latin America. Run by Swiss company Glencore, the mine produced some 23.4 million tonnes of coal in 2021. Germany is planning ...

German authorities detained Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday amid protests at a coal mine in the country. A spokesperson for the local Aachen police told Sky News the 20-year-old ...