A question thats what these days its hard to filter out the newly single track of whats really important to the bottom line tackles the big issues this is shaping the United States its people its economy and the way it deals with the rest of the world the bottom line only on aljazeera. In response to Global Warming germany is in the process of closing down its coal industry for many years the countrys principal source of energy especially in the formerly communist east but theres fierce all humans about the place about closure between those worried about the economic consequences and those who believe that Immediate Tax is necessary to come back to Climate Change so who will win germanys cold war. Only germanys just feel. A region of factories smokestacks and shop its. So this is just for the visitors now just as a result this is. And like thousands of men before me im going down a coal mine. This is stepping into the barrels of modern german history. 875. Shifts were built in the 2nd world war the boots of 1st the 1st comers in this ok. The. Coal from the rule valley the dutch border helped build the steel that the 3rd reich. When germany lost the war and was split into a capitalist west and the soviet run east this cold helped remake the west germany into would economic power. My grandfather is like this yes this is of course. Called. It we use it like this to destroy big storms right. Siegel was born into this world and thought hed die in it by hand. By another by far as i was on my own or my son was in by luck or 60 years but. Thats thats the end cause you have gone all mining in terms of like oh my is anyone else how do you feel about that oh the turret so. I told me he was very sad areas. This is no longer a working. Mine and some fellow ex miners run it as a tourist attraction to show visitors how life used to be so. It was. In 2018 germany closed its last black. And a rule tradition dating back centuries shot to our side. This is the Corporate Headquarters of the rule coal giant rangy its main job now is rehabilitating the closed minds the foyer proudly displays one of the last black nuggets never mind that christophe biker is the companys last spokesman in colsons this is like a piece of the berlin wall yes this is a part of a burglar or a wall for us at the last coal and we take care of this part and nobody is allowed to told to take a piece of it. Its like a baby. Germanys transition from calls started in 2007 when the cull corp sat down with the unions and politicians and agreed to close down all the black coal mines by 28 saying the deal was that no workers would be sacked that all be given early retirement or found jobs in other industries it was an heroic gult and back then it had nothing to do with Climate Change it was all about money. But the 1970s it was cheaper to import coal than to dig it up from the rules underground mines the industry was surviving on government subsidies politicians decided in 2007 to 2. 00 pay not any longer subsidies father coal production. And to re decided to close. With the polluters in this company and they asked us how much time you need to do that without any problems so you close the black coal industry without firing any workers yes for this you need to think of some time and money but we have had both. The. Was not in my view. Many of those workers still get together in the rule colquhoun bought their days underground or. Older miners were given early retirement younger ones will help to find new jobs. In this choir that ranges from a Research Scientist to a budding trade union delegates. Christian whos 31 is looking forward to his new life representing workers the titles like that you found me last summer with a mission then to hear him say called back now let me spend this also on. To not to listen to the pain of just said of you this i live in big. But elsewhere in the country mining continues. Because germany is still europes biggest producer of brown color. Im driving from the rule valley to the old east germany. The region of loose a show on the polish border has huge reserves of this low grade high polluting fuel. Brown coal is a big employer here and they keep the jobs. After communism collapsed in 989 and germany reunited towns like shrem big did it tough as the christina hints here explains. I had just bought. Into a further thought rushed home taught a dont hurt kept as i n. The shite and foreshortened intel hours or. As a slight us or does not dare. Think anson under an industry class and mostly only textile industry back apartments and. Brown coal is profitable because it isnt deep on the ground its dug up near the surface taken to nearby power plants and burned to boil water to make electricity. But its even dirtier than black culture. The problem isnt the steam you see pouring out of cooling towers its the Carbon Emissions you cant send. In the cosmopolitan capital bloom environmentalists have been demanding politicians shouted down. We need to end fossil fuels right now we dont have any time to waste anymore we cant wait another 18 years so were taking direct action to call for the immediate phase out of culture me. Daniel hoffecker is an activist with a new kind of protest movement called. Meaning game. As a mass action of civil disobedience against cold climate injustice and germany and what were doing right now is to prepare ourselves for this action. Does a march in the streets it uses military style tactics to occupy col areas fielding thousands of disciplined activists in strategic formations to evade police and shot infrastructure down. The movement has put intense pressure on a government already struggling to cut emissions since the paris Climate Change agreement of 2015. Germany cant hope to meet its paris targets unless it closes all this so a commission representing politicians corporations using local government has just sounded the death knell for brown call but crucially in whats called the call compromise the going to be given nearly 2 decades to adjust the plan is that by 2038 at the latest the last brown coal mines and all the coal fired power plants will be gone for good. You might think people in new say she would be horrified. If the course is a dance house i feel done for youre going to do it does it. Was one of the members of the Coal Commission that thrashed out the compromise. And i am molly because i have to have come from mr waters or. Insists its much better than waiting for cold inevitable long term wine. The government has agreed to kick in to see 1000000000 euros to kick start new industries in the brown coal region. And. Auntie in a given of her end result at a starched and enzyme household fire may arden paul ya boy be outside on most us ima. Get is just counting on this is tell her i know and. Spec and get leaked the region is already seeing the fruits of germanys embrace of Renewal Energy Wind Turbines and solar farms sprouting up next to power plants germany still relies on domestic and imported coal for about a 3rd of its electricity but around 40 percent comes from renewable energy. The imus to make that 65 percent by the end of the decade. In a given me i have also come to tense in a in a game at home. And there in a title. The reagan hoping to turn the old coal fields into an eco tourism destination as disused mine pits a rehabilitated into artificial likes. The 2038 deadline should give the region plenty of time to adapt. But many activists insist the world cant wait. We have to phase out poland germany right now if we dont do that its going to be quite another for the the end of the world as we know it the i. P. C. C. Tells us that if we continue burning coal were running into catastrophic Climate Change. As the transition details of being worked out and the girl in the announces its next mass occupation will be loose asia. The announcement doesnt go down well with most locals. For all. Our. Excellent work on. Trunks a ferret is a Security Guard at a coal plant hes as passionate about to say shia as he is about hunting im like oh my god blesses us oh. My god. Well theres with many loose ations e had to find a new way after communism ended and state subsidies dried up as well as working security for Energy Companies he runs a Small Business selling preserved to meet skills. Thus the neutral is going to be oh and i go over there to hear. Somebody. But my data and. This is fly shit yeah this is. Whats worse and worse life for the bronx a built believes the east was hard done by after reunification between been avoided by a few hours of my knowledge found in a micro coffee or dinner to come home fumio nutritional value are not ip a body of a dollar do not. Vomit fall foul of child people learn to rely on each other and they dont like being pressured by outsiders less food i know they get on these 2. 00 its Just Marketing dollars it solves the laws of does is. It. Fine shaft as this is unmarked and yes i know will figure out it does on my own. I didnt either. Mustang can see. The divisions and the condition vanzant of was your heart of. Your former. Why doesnt your. Senate. Do you believe nguyens. On did i was a spend. 2 days before the threaten protest to say shit this staging a counter approaches theyve set up a vigil at a power plant that slated to close early in 2028. Banners proclaiming we live from coal not great fairytales. And then argue. For get it. Done. And then a coil of pop like i get on the phone here. I dont get older than me. In the main loose ation town of compost theres a growing Police Presence and then not just keeping an eye out for and again and. While its the day before the main protest and by coincidence across Germany School students are going on strike for Climate Change though in this coal town its a little more difficult right now the millennial are almost outnumbered by police. In many other cities tens of thousands of students are marching the organize a hear constantine got a good ski has kept his expectations lower. So close to him how many people do you think the munching thanks i am content and all 250 maybe if we had in the. Year thats its good but its a lot less than other german cities yes is it difficult to do a protest like this in this cold down yes it does that mean youre already had them on stations again because venue is uncommon in every other joe and city i think. So do you feel a bit divided being from a cold community but protesting against cold and not because we all know that we have to end color the question is how fast do you have to do it and. In my opinion that you have to stop it this is also idle. Mr gandhi was a bit dated now you know and there you are. All nicked him you know that thought that we couldnt see visa for test no me in week was all i can do you. Know on the net never get my attention. You know only the bush budget thats been on my. Own been on my mind and getting home this weekend and given me given the good news now im in a corner. But the only ones thats who goes there. Oh no no no you. Have i thought of this was the day yet there is a generational divide. The kids dont remember communism and they dont see a future in an industry thats heating the planet for now they can tend to make their point in peaceful street matches. Was that. Ok you are either. Home. Before you are you though that night coal mining families gather at a power plant to show their support for the coal compromise its. Giant videos praise the industry and accuse end the glenda of intimidation the i was its. The same. For the well this was. When i was. The microphone but i wouldnt follow both and have to be as they come in plenty to say no point christina him a the mayor of tells them they wont be pressured to stop called sooner. Will miss stanley our sky 100 have him that is i know good and i was as i did can speak to you to beat it for thank you. From 4 am end the girl in this activist start assembling at berlin Central Station ready to board a train to say show the. Mess that i know it sounds yeah. He doesnt feel like a gathering of football hooligans they insist its only the police who use violence theyve lost faith in peaceful. A little bit anxious that because of course doing these blockades of civil disobedience its a different form of protest because weve seen it marching doesnt you know bring a change if we need to if thats a form of action to take. And but were going to be like thousands of people so im really looking for today. None of them know theyre a soft target yet coordinators will use an encrypted app to message them to make it harder for police to stop them. An hour into the journey they start putting on red beautiful eyes this is just one of 6 groups heading for the new sation coal fields. So in order to be more flexible and more effective with our pockets trying were splitting up different experts offering nurse after colors for the record we are out of maybe apps on the strength of. One of the reasons for the uniforms is to make it harder for police to identify. Many ask us not to film their faces and start scratching out the fingerprints and. Just leave it for you the police or anything else to get our i. D. s. Arriving at the station they still havent been told their destination but at a given signal they split in 2. Up and then one group rushes down the road to drool the main police force away while Daniels Group cuts into the forest. Is that. Police awaiting at the forestay. But a lower use both players lets the crowd rush through. Suddenly were at the age of a giant coal mine and theres not enough police to stop the. Frustrated some resort to pepper spray and back and. I. Am glad times oh you. Guys. Dont. Want to just park dorm but the 1st section has been successful and youll keep our belief of the mine about the in time on his napco staff and elsewhere in the region there are 5 other think this talk of the other mines power stations and wildlife crossings is going to be up. For the next 10 hours they bring moose say she is cold industry to a standstill c. Its a symbolic act colleagues struction and burning soon resumes. But the message is as much for the government as the corporations call is going to win so now. The German Government wants to support to call industry but theres a huge social movement in the way if that and what weve seen in germany is that the. Change for Climate Justice didnt come from the government it was fought for and won by a strong socialism we are part of that in fact the government is under intense pressure to show the transition the green party is demanding a maximum of 10 days but germany is still light years ahead of countries planning to expand to coal production. Its not a question of if coal goes the way. The end. We are going home to both line when modern mankind originate. Many moons ago mankind migrated from the majestic coyote to begin the journey of the modern human across the world and as the dust settles everyone is welcome back home to both land mass. Up pride your destination. Building a wall was the promise made in the bid for the white house 0 tolerance approach the southern border became government policy detaining children and separating families the stark reality of picture too much to bear for Many Americans in a country that was built on immigration. Follow the key issues of the us elections on aljazeera. A passion for supporting local communities. And pioneering innovative african science and Technology Projects his child beautiful. Glorious all of us on this planet not just Africa Aljazeera front as a leading by a chemist determined to use his scientific knowledge to say africa women make science from the lab to the field on aljazeera if you were looking at this from the outside you would really wonder what was going on but what is this gross is a religion that they have an indepth exploration of global capitalism and our obsession with economic drug this is still the center of capitalism there is no limits i view myself as a capital artist for the trying to pay for the world smaller and smaller we dont want to base that realistic in the world we would rather have a fantasy growing pains on aljazeera. d wildfires rage across several western states in the u. S. 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