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Your in pacific. I mean, the end of this month, i know ive been coming up to the mountain since i was 8 or 10 years old. Who said minus 2 b, m a. I used to take care of the cows up here with my sisters control and catering discords looked very different back then at the there were more as a waterfall, says god, and a lot more life in general to must be the the way to see. I know the we a is a casual farmer and mountain guide in the quartier of drunken mountains in peru, the homeless liaison. Here we are now, but this is lake park, a quote you 4550 meters above sea level of a sink winter. So, but in the matter, the low he could catch what we catch while i believe so said were an integral part of nature and then the to the list when this thing on top here is where i dream. You can feel that the mountain is trying to tell me, so do they feed oliver . Maybe its spirits or energy, so i dont know so, but you can feel that something is here in is not the case out of the lake. Talk a coach of the kitch was say, the lake is filled with tears from the 2 glaciers from the water that melts from the pal. Correct . You on the left foot run, run on the right. So 30 that isnt declared authority. Say theres a major threat to be as close to an avalanche could be triggered in the upper part of the globe, shot at the little glass. You have a large block of vice. Wed break off look and fall into the lake. It would result in a kind of so non and you know, yes the approval cutty own uh well the animal inch with him was but as you can see its getting worse every month. Every year the glacier retreats further disappearing before our very eyes and it is so lucky, but our community here is not to blame that its painful. So something has to be done since and did the 3 step test as it did get dennis k, i said, i dont know if thats why i have decided to hold those who are actually responsible for the melting of the glacier. Assume to account to the systems, tablets, content and go further with this. Clearly i feel it all began about 9 years ago on the banks of this lake, German Climate experts came to assess the damage. And so i had guided the one man in particular would change. So well slice kristof buys policy director of the german Environmental Organization german watch. Together they began setting their sites on one of the Big International emitters of greenhouse gases, the 11000 kilometers away from poker. Gotcha. And western germany is a huge surface mine called got spinal to it covers more than 40 square kilometers and is 400 meters deep league night is mind here. The most polluting form of coal there is its burned and power plants to generate electricity. R w e is among the largest producers of c o. 2 emissions in europe. Dusty up these, this immense a, this vast pit where league night is being mind. Phone quote is operated by energy giant r w e b. Is that its the basis for the great amount of emissions that are w e releases feed and m is the on the ill be and just a Single Company like r w, we has produced more emissions than the entire country of peru. I gives us us because im salon, and yet peru is now much more severely affected by the climate crisis. Then germany, for example, of somebody at the door to learn from that. And thats why so how old has chosen precisely this company, these as your biggest emitter, to take responsibility within the past. And because of that, and thats what i was fighting for in court. So i always felt, at least to us to come to the so was not yet familiar with the gods. Find that to mind when he and christopher came up with the idea of suing r w e in germany with funding from german watch the back in the room, we joined, made a celebrations in for russ this and the and city is where. So grew up. It lies 25 kilometers as the crow flies from poker. Katya flores has experienced several natural disasters, including a massive base quake in 1970, which kills more than 20000 people in the city. But few are aware of the threat to looming right now. Up in the mountains, one exception is peruvian. Glad she ologist says our portal, korea ro, wonder stance the dangers all to well. That people that you can see all of the water under the weather. He lives in for us to monitor the grey shirts. Last week of the news this on that give, this is the best vantage going to observe a large part of the card yet. Blanca maintenance, activity level, digital blank. Our jew to Global Warming. That means over the last, last years at the core data, ive already had shrunk by 45 or 50 percent saved going quite. And they seen questing quint up ups in the court. Just as for league talk, the co chuck is lies at the end of that gorge. Theyre losing the lot or like its a major avalanche were to cause it to burst as defense. As i said, i mean a weak good for them. Thats 20 to 30 meters high and maybe it would easily overcome any natural obstacle on middle. It would have fluid and the garbage and form a huge river reaching the time in about half an hour. Mean less than that on the way. Maybe it would sweep up rocks, earth trees. By the time it reached the city, it would be 8 to 10 meters high, who would destroy everything in its path is video and use that, but it would be a tragedy. Which ideas met true. Catastrophe is hook ups idea when this, this to film we get on at the best will fit them in the and in fact its happened before back in 1941. According to some estimates, 2000 people were killed here. The rare photos from that time show how one 3rd of the city was destroyed. One 3rd of the population was killed. For us was home to just a fraction of the 150000 residents. It has to date this folder was washed right into the city, testifying to the sheer power of the river. This one lies right in the central thats for us, and serves as a memorial to the victims of the disaster of the weve arranged to meet. So here in the, near the path to his family home hugs the kill chi river, which crosses the city from lake poke. I caught you if the lake for to burst its bags. It would flood this area. Its known to be a danger zone in siri. No. One is allowed to been closer than 50 meters from the river bank. But when souls parents like many other poor farmers, came here looking for work in the 1980s they built wherever they could. Like in wave of florida. This area is especially at risk if this a because my house just made it, i dont. My parents gave it to me and my son and my nephews live here. And then lets go up to the 2nd floor and the piece of the stucco, sir. In this house is the center of my legal case in germany, sentato because were stating that this property is in danger. Time failure to see if a wave swept through here by the name it would endanger my house, my son, my nephews, and also my neighbors. Busted, uh 50000 people would be affected because they live in the floods patio. Betsy knows so many innocent people with died. That means been throwing us could be and to those people who are not responsible for Climate Change in the, you know, send the most old responsibilities didnt come here pretty much the. So well have to forego at least argument to you. So it was argument in court from which incidentally, the court has accepted a bundle of goodness is that Climate Change has of orange, the global neighborhood. By the images there wouldnt be a fight because the emissions that are released here effect the atmosphere just as much as they do in peru or elsewhere in the world. You have had no damage to that, then raises the temperatures and ramps of the risks. I see a and thats why hes doing r w, well get digging out of the, in the context of this global neighborhood feel bad enough. But it would be like throwing mode over your neighbors fence and destroying their house and the process on the afternoons and how successful it opened up in the same way through the ends and the um, these are facing existential pressure and then youd be looking and then and then their Living Conditions are under threat existence. You stop by on that. So hes seeking to obtain a certain amount of protection from our w e. V line. Give you some foot fun of the, the by of the of the in the northern german city of hamburg lie the headquarters of the attorney representing so german watch shows the big name to fight the case who does the highest shes already won a number of high profile klein but just as cases including against the german government. This time shes defending david against go by us. I have a social of so here i havent seen him for a year. We was there last may. There he is at the glass. Youll like, im to my glass see a picture of the odessa high and its burden knowing she is fighting for the future of children and generations to come. Even though r w e has no operations in peru, german lock and still be applied. The thoughts in germany its and couldnt paragraph 1004. It says if someones behavior is disturbing me my legal position or my prophecy, then that disruption has to stop. In this case, the disruption is w as historical emissions, which are ongoing and stopping that disruption in this case would be the prevention of the glass ceiling, boosting its banks. Because thats the problem. And in this case, they dont have to be direct snape. Is it sufficient that the disruption is suspecting so is property in some way, even in directly. Even if i can find some items of the Pivotal Moment came in 2017. When so will travel to the courthouse and the german city of hon. The media were waiting, the court was to decide whether so worst case was admissible. Odessa high in was at his side when the ruling came back, said yes, the case is admissible. It was their 1st victory in coming noise. We still have a long way to go, but this is the 1st step of the middle specialist. Theres still a lot to do before we achieve the final victory, as i not as well that thatd be of us. Then. The next step followed in 2022 in february, legal and climate experts arrive to collect evidence supported by hold of the hire. People who are affected by Climate Change should not stand without. Right. And thats what im concerned with that many people think that they sound without rise. And as a, as a lawyer, i want to say no, youre not without rice. The group of german experts made their way to like poke a culture some where they are on behalf of the court or are w e. Others from some of the defense team. Their job was to assess the extent to which the city of, for us is actually at risk. The 1st of all. Okay, whats your level . Okay. I think categor, this isnt working up to you yet. Well, im checking a lot of the edwin quoted law is an environmental engineer and works for the original government. He was, this one is closed, the water is floating there, depending on the water level, the sites and this can be open or closed or people will say it out of what the, the for the system also includes a 7 meter dyke or light. It was all set up in the 1970s. Its designed to prevent the lake from over flowing glasses. Cool. Uh well, we know that youre not, but the Regional Government to install the system to drain the leak using these 10 pipe produced 80 c. I used to allow this is to prevent the dice from giving way. If the water level gets too high, these, the water can be site. And also if necessary for know they need the games to maintain a certain level and theyve heard any overflow diving the valley on the other side, or to say that its got to number one. Basically, the question is, how can we adapt to know this was, thats what we all want to know. What was the name of springfield, minnesota, and weve installed an Early Warning system, the 2nd with sensors and the sort of the are still on say not in the case of an emergency. This antenna would receive a signal from lake poke. I caught you, i saw the boss unit in that case. What they said that they were back in choir rus. Disaster management officials are constantly monitoring the lake. This is a system of the and the, this is our side, Early Warning system on, on the nimble here, you can see a real time video of the glacial lake public. I caught you on the call so we can keep an eye on a to read. Accommodate you will see i can move meaningful. Is this in here we record to lower occurrence when we meet the new recall. Yep. Us and here we monitor the water levels and not the event that will hold on. Let me introduce you to our team and then how possible they are on duty around the clock or the, the, the, the not the nimble. So i got, ill send you the, the other, but otherwise on today, she monitors the lake and intervenes in emergencies that look at the most of us that extend the aim is to detect whether the lake is in danger of overflowing. If so, we use this device to trigger sirens to warn everyone i want to say, lets see dana cadillac and there are 10 sirens that strategic locations and critical areas. I mean in this one has to be because this activates a Rapid Response to limit damages to them and they use the previous emails that the while alverado keeps watch life and 4 runs, continues. The ever present threat is easily forgotten. But one man is always thinking about it. Play, she ologist say sorry for to korea wrote he thinks the existing dike wont hold up for much longer then they move. In this plan, ethically seal league, we can see the current siphons in black loss as well as condo, but they are not enough. Is done this. They can only lower the water level by about 2 meters to fill them in the background for our project. And visions constructing a canal to lower the water level by 20 meters per year uninstalling a 25 minutes or dyke, the back end, the st. Them. It doesnt even have the left side with the current. They just changed the grid. Theres just 7 meters. They have to feel good in just a moment, and these are the bulk of co chunk its, it needs to be at least 25 meters high. Ill go to that is the solution. The single mental field is a level of the field ship disaster strikes. The estimated damages would be 170000000. 00 euros. The construction project would cost around 20000000. 00, but it was never implemented. Then well get things that, that mean close into there is a bunch of ability factor here that plays a major role. And thats covered to or not just expect the people to move somewhere else. You buy and sell them, so you have to reduce the threat instead. And then i guess it is, i have to see the pending that should be done for at least 35. 00 blue shield legs using the court. He had a blanca portable mendelson thing in the single level. Nothing like what did i, blank, sol, once r w e to contribute to the cost studies show the company has produced about 0. 5 percent of global c o 2 emissions. Since the Industrial Age sell wants r w e to pay 0. 5 percent of the cost of making lake park a contract safe with r w ease annual net income of 3300000000 euros. That itself shouldnt be a problem. Thats the door to the side. Could it face value . That means that the case is worth about 20000. 00 euros. Thats the cost were looking at that could increase, but that much is definite, but in reality, the case has fall. Gracious significance, which w e is of course well aware of because if a gym and costs establishes that assume can be comfortable for Climate Change in this form. That would pay the way so many affected policies to bring for the claims may be in other countries too. It would set a precedent to die. I have a son and his will not accept the dentist who are w e was not willing to speak to us on camera, but sent us the statement by e mail. We have always been operating our plans and compliance with governmental permits. These permits include our c o, 2 emissions. According to law, individual, the mentors are not liable for universally routed and globally effective processes like Climate Change. So not w. A stance would mean that because many a responsible, no one is responsible, and thats just wrong from a legal standpoint. The, we visit, so in the small village of lupo, about 20 minutes outside the city, the only thing check it out. This is my plots of land. When i opened the mice, i grow corn, potatoes, and one of my big. We also breed cows, cheap and guinea pig glass. Thats what my family and i lived from 10 to the familia, the cells wife lou, the prepares dinner of with the produce from their small farm a couple of them to commit that yeah. So of legal action up ended their family life. Lydia was very unhappy when it all started for the people said, all sorts of things, but a sold me so they know they said sell wanted to sell the lake to build houses with the money in the loan, costing gus us me decent. I left serious and i shouted at him, call it and asked him why he was doing all the but to keep better keeps mitsy. There is a school so i dont know neither, but now i dont care for me when the ive toughened up because i know that everything hes doing is exactly right little by little. Ive come to understand it. Look we on the incandescent. The 3rd thing cpm is though, at 1st the cameras and all that made me uncomfortable and he was always away. But later i felt proud of him. You say so is not alone. And this fight, back in germany, young climate activists put the gods file of mine at the center of their battle against fossil fuels. Swedish activist credit tuned berg also joined demonstrations against r w res plans to expand the mine germany plans to face out cool by 2030 but says it could be pushed back to 2033 if needed. But Scientists Say another decade of coal will notify the goals such by the parents agreement to limit Global Warming to 2 degrees above pre industrial levels. Been that were getting these and if so, wins against this energy giant. So that would send a very important signal that the days of our w, we use Business Model are coming to an end and soon and stop by this at once. Well, on the north and that signal would go out not just a r w, we admitted, but to all major emitters that extract coal natural gas or oil from the ground and sell it for fuel on so for. And if we want to survive together on this planet, its a model that we need to end as soon as possible. This concept from what that is. So policy mostly for these empty pool activists fighting against r, w e. So is a hero. Is fit uh so again, as id like to tell so in other words, im a very Grateful Mind how i move by his commitment to the cause. I really hope he wins. They all, for the sake of him, with his case, he can prove that we are all deliberately connected to the environment it belongs to. All of us aboard is the basis of all our lives as soon as i leaving school latin on this thing next. And so id like to see thank you. So for your commitment of law, thank. Thank you for your strength and your courage and sign. Your fight inspires us to continue here on the ground. And so together we can dismantle this fossil fuel system to flag the when the demand 7 years since the case got underway and all the while the ice continues to mount the disclosure to c. H o. Ok . Yes, ive made a little bit of difference. So i need like a grain of sand in the gears most at the stuff, or at least ive tried to a little bit of, but its not enough noise. So fits into the the case of so well versus r w e is still ongoing. The german court could reach your building in 2024. The cream was like a stepping point to, you know, 5 or 2 in so that warranty wants to finish your studies. Now you have a safety from the train. You can choose to go back or somewhere else currently, more people than ever on the move on it in such a passion, lice, gag, leave. Something that is coming very, very sense. And you can, we learn more about or know when a story info, migraines, my name is the calls back. Say thank you so much for joining in. Welcome to dont hold bad. A lot of people do that. 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