Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coal mine in Germany
Burning lignite is the most ridiculous thing you can do. It would literally be better for the climate to import coal from Australia and burn that. There is no point in delaying the end of lignite mining until 2038.We need a massive buildout of wind and solar and we need it now. There are no technological problems left, we just need to spend the money. The 20k coal jobs in Germany would pale against the workforce needed for a rapid switch to renewables.