11. February 2016 Last weekend, a big preparatory session for the upcoming action in May took place in Berlin. Roughly 200 activists from about 15 countries attended. Among them were many who took part in the preparations for the very first time – a warm welcome to you all!
29. January 2016 #EndCoal goes mainstream. The pro-industry climate lobbyist of Agora Energiewende (eng. “Agora Energy Transition”) have come up with a well-received plan to phase-out until 2040. Our dear politicians reacted with the usual jobs-energysecurity-blurb. What they did not mentioned: Half of the electricity generated from lignite is exported and thereby effectively undermines the construction of a sustainable pan-european energy system. Orwellian Newspeak wherever you look: “We have to protect Jobs” means “No decent work for you” and “Security is our primary concern” means “Let's not rush to leave the burning house”. And, as always, Corporate-Politics bows to the logic of the capitalist system. In our situation, not to mess with the status quo is the ultimate irresponsibility. It is capitalism that has brought us Climate Change and more of the same will not prevent the unfolding catastrophe; green growth is a chimera. They promise 1.5-degrees and continue business-as-usual. We take their words, and do what has to be done: Climate Justice remains up to Us.
24. December 2015 The climate conference in Paris is over. In the media it was celebrated as a success. We are more sceptical. The fine objective to limit the global warming to 1,5 degress will not be attained with the decisions taken in Paris. There is a danger of the average temperature rising by over 3 degrees. Emissions are supposed to fall only in the future. Instead of acting now the problem will be postponed to tomorrow. The necessary abandonment of fossile resources does not appear in the text. That is no accident: many governments want to secure the profits of the fossile industry rather than decommission coal-mines. If we are serious about our future we need to get active ourselves. In Germany that means stopping lignite mining. For that reason we will go to the Lausitz at Whitsun 2016 and stop the diggers.
2. December 2015 The following presents the outcomes of our Action-conference in Leipzig and what lies ahead of us. With some 200 new and old climate activists present, we opted for the ‘ambition escalation game plan’. More than ever we are determined to mark the end of coal in Germany. Come join us!
