Who is the 'MUD WIZARD' Defending a German Village from Demolition?

'Why is Germany Demolishing an ENTIRE Village?'

This climate protester has been dubbed ‘Mud Wizard’, after he pushed over and taunted German police officers in riot gear… who were stuck in deep mud.

He and thousands of other climate activists demonstrated against the clearance and demolition of the Luetzerath village in West Germany, to expand a coal mine.

Some protesters said the officers - who reportedly used water cannon and batons - used excessive force. But police said some demonstrators threw fireworks at them.

When police started to evict hundreds of activists from the site near Cologne, they used the wet weather to their advantage, and threw mud at them.

Among the protesters at Luetzerath was Greta Thunberg, who sang and danced with other activists near the edge of the mine, before she was removed and detained by police. She says “Germany is one of the biggest polluters in the world and needs to be held accountable."

The government and utility company RWE argue that coal is needed to ensure Germany’s energy security, which has come under strain following the cut in gas supplies from Russia.

The regional and national governments, both of which include the Green party, reached a deal with RWE last year allowing it to destroy the village in return for ending coal use by 2030, rather than 2038.

The Green party says the deal fulfills several of the environmentalists’ demands and saved five other villages. Environmentalists reject this - they say bulldozing the village to expand the mine would result in vast amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, which will make it impossible for Germany to meet its commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Demolition of buildings and trees in Luetzerath is already under way.

Report by Sophie Braybrook @sophiebraybrook3101

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