STORY: Excitedly one looks in the direction of the lignite mining area. Looking forward to Lützerath. The local people are currently assuming that the police will clear the occupied area from Wednesday to clear the way for the lignite excavator. The Aachen police are expecting a challenging situation: Wilhelm Sauer, head of operations: “We have occupied buildings, we have various tree and ground structures that have been erected over months. We have barricades that are currently being expanded in the village, in particular to prevent passage to present obstacles for us. Briefly, a few scenarios for you: The occupied building is a big challenge for us. We don’t know what to expect in large parts. They are agricultural buildings that have special features in terms of clarity or equipment that may still be in it.” On the other hand, climate protectors were optimistic on Monday that, among other things, there is still hope for the preservation of Lützerath thanks to great solidarity: “Yes, we believe that we can last several weeks, six weeks. We also believe that if we have a lot are in Lützerath and around Lützerath. And a lot of demos and campaigns have also been announced in all cities, so that we can prevent that too. Well, when many people say: Hey, that can’t be, here in 2023 another village digging for lignite that we can still prevent that.” According to government information from North Rhine-Westphalia, the evacuation of the village should be completed by the end of February. Coal production by the energy company RWE is planned there shortly. Climate protection groups have been protesting against this for years. Above all because the generation of energy from lignite completely contradicts the fight against climate change.