goliath a peruvian farmer takes on german utility giant r.w. evil causing global warming that he says threatens his livelihood a german court will hear the case it could set a president with wide ranging consequences for industry and the climate. so lucy arnaud you you're from peru is witnessing the effects of climate change first hand the glaciers in the andes the retreating ice in the mountains is melting rapidly and water levels are rising in the glacial lakes. itoshi definite spokesman for german energy company r w a it generates electricity and coal fired power plants and is one of europe's top carbon emitters what are these two men have to do with one another carbon emissions from german coal fired power stations and contributing to global climate change the effects of felt him parade more than ten thousand kilometers away. by farmers like you yet. he and his family fear their home will be flooded by melted ice from the swollen glacial lakes.