release was also arrested in connection with the man hunt. i set you up today. it's more world news at the top of the our next on dw, close up locust as a peruvian farmers to bottles against the german energy jobs are definitely very good. my name is elizabeth, i'm the calls back. said wow, thank you so much for joining in. welcome to don't hold bad. a lot of people do that. it's all about saying it aloud. that's what it being nosy bay. like good everyone to king, to check out the award winning called com. so hold back the

your in pacific. i mean, the end of this month, i know i've 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. can kaitlin kaitlin . okay. with this gorge looked very different back then at the there were more water falls has got a and a lot more life in general, which we must be the the way to see. i know the we a is a casual farmer and mountain guide in the quartier of blanca, mountains and through the this time mostly. and here we are. now, this is lake park, the quote you 4550 meters above sea level, the sink winter. so, but in the matter,

the noon low, he could catch what we catch while i believe so said we're an integral part of nature and then the to the next one to stay. and then one up here is where i dream . and i can feel that the mountain is trying to tell me, so do they feed oliver? maybe it's spirits or energy, so i don't know so, but you can feel that something is here in is not the case of the lake. talk to coach of the kitch was say, the lake is filled with tears from the to glaciers, from the water that melts from them. how corrupt you on the left to go run, run on the right. let's have 30 that isn't declared authority. say there's a major threat to be as close to an avalanche could be triggered in the upper part

of the globe shot at the the glass you have. if a large block of vice would break off look and fall into the lake, it would result in a kind of soon on it. you know? yes. the approval cutty own. uh well yeah. and none of the lynch was made as you can see, its getting worse most every year the glacier retreats further disappearing before our very eyes and it is so lucky. but our community here is not to blame with that. it's painful. something has to be done. this isn't, did the 3 step tests as it did get dennis k, i said, i don't know if that's why i've decided to hold those who are actually responsible for the melting of the glacier assumed to account to the systems of this content. let's 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 we'll slice kristof buys policy director of the german environmental organization, drug and watch. together they began setting their sites on one of the big international emitters of greenhouse gases, the 11000 kilometers away from popular culture in 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 it's burned and power plants to generate electricity.

r w e is among the largest producers of c o. 2 emissions in europe. garcia is this a means a this vast pit where luke knight is being mind. phone quote is operated by energy giant r w e b. that is the basis for the great amount of emissions that are w e releases feed and m is the one in the, in just a single company like r w e has produced more emissions than the entire country of peru. it gives us, that's because i'm salon and yet peru is now much more severely affected by the climate crisis than germany, for example, at some by the deutschland, from that. and that's why i thought, well, has chosen precisely this company, these as your biggest emitter, to take responsibility within the past. and because of that, and that's what i was fighting for in court. so i always felt, at least to us to kim, the

cell was not yet familiar with the gods by that to mine. when he and christopher came up with the idea of suing r, w e in germany with funding from german watch the backend route, 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. gotcha. flores has experienced several natural disasters, including a massive base quake and 1970, which kills more than 20000 people in the city. but few are aware of the threat to

zooming right now. up in the mountains. one exception is peruvian glass. she ologist says our portal guerrero. wonder stance the dangers all too well of the people you can see all of the water under the weather. he lives in for us to monitor the glaciers last week of the use that so in that this is the best vantage going to observe a large part of the core data. blanca maintenance that do the lack of digital blank our jew to global warming. that means over the last, last years at the core data, i've already had drunk by 45 to 50 percent said go when they seen questing wind up seeing the quotes as those for league talk. the co chuck is lies at the end of that gorge. they're losing the lot or like it's a major avalanche were to cause it to burst as defense. as i said, i mean

a weak good form this 20 to 30 meters high and maybe they would easily overcome any natural obstacle on legal. it would have fluid and the garbage and form a huge river between the time in about half an hour or less from the on the way. maybe it would sweep up rocks, earth trees, and by the time it reached the city, it would be 8 to 10 meters high, who would destroy everything in its path? is the thing, is that but it would be a tragedy to ideas met. true catastrophe is hook ups idea and this this to show more again, that the best will fit the man the . and in fact, it's 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 today. this folder was washed right into the city, testifying to the sheer power of the river. this one lies right in the central that's for us, and serves as a memorial to the victims of the disaster of the we've arranged to meet. so here i've done the video, the path to his family home hugs the kill chi river which crosses the city from lake boca katya. if the lake for to burst it's banks, it would flood this area. it's known to be

a danger zone in series. no one is allowed to build closer than 50 meters from the river bank. 3rd, 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 a specially at risk at this uh, because my house just made it, i don't. my parents gave it to me and my son and my nephews lived here. and let's go up to the 2nd floor and the piece is stuck. uh sir, is the in this house. is that the center of my legal case in germany? sentato because we're stating that this property is in danger. time illegal to see if a wave swept through here by the name it would endanger my house, my son, my nephews and also my neighbors. but i said, i think the 50000 people would be affected because they live in the floods. patio.

betsy knows so many innocent people would die. that means that phone us could be and those people who are not responsible for climate change in the you know, send no sound responsibilities didn't come here. pretty much the so we'll have to focus thank to of them and to yet. so i was argument in court of some which incidentally the court has accepted him up under the is the climate change? has the forged a global neighborhood by the images? it wouldn't 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. so you have had no damage to that then raises the temperatures and ramps of the risk. yeah. and that's why he's

doing our w, we'll get uh, digging out of the, in the context of this global neighborhood robot. and it would be like throwing mode over your neighbors fence and destroying their house and the process on the afternoons on how to open up in the same way through the ends in the um, these are facing existential pressure and didn't get bearden in the thing. and then their living conditions are under threat existence. you stop by on that. so he seeking to obtain a certain amount of protection from our w e. dabilla and give us the foot fun of the, the by of the, of the, in the northern german city of hamburg by the headquarters of the attorney representing so german watch shows the big name to fight the case who death the highest. she's already won a number of high profile climate just as cases, including against the german government. this time she's defending david against go

by us. i have a social of so here i haven't seen him for a year. we was there last night. there he is at the glass, see a leg under my glass, see a picture of the odessa high and his 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. it's an couldn't paragraph 1004. it says this someone's behavior is disturbing me my legal position or my prophecy. then that disruption has to stop. in this case, the disruption is on w. s. historical emissions, which are ongoing. and stopping that disruption in this case would be the prevention of the glass cl like boosting its banks. because that's the problem. and

in this case, they don't have to be direct snape. is it sufficient that the disruption is suspecting so is property in some way, even in directly out. even if i can find somebody i is a pivotal moment came in 2017. when so we'll travel to the courthouse and the german city of hon. the media were waiting, the court was to decide whether souls case was admissible. odessa high end was at his side when the ruling came back. that yes, the case is admissible. it was their 1st victory, incoming noise. we still have a long way to go, but this is the 1st step is to be metal specimens. there's still a lot to do before we achieve the final victory of that, not as well that that'd 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 high end. people who are affected by climate change should not stand without rights. and that's what i'm concerned with that many people think that they send without rights . and as a, as a lawyer, i want to say no, you're 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 r w. d. 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. what's your level?

okay. i think gotta this isn't working you. yep. well, i'm checking a lot. no, no. edwin quoted law as an environmental engineer and works for the regional government. he was this one is closed, the water is flowing there, depending on the water level, the sites and this can be open or close to people will see it. i don't know if it was useful the system also includes a 7 meter dyke or light. it was all set up in the 1970s. it's designed to prevent the lake from over flowing. couple uh it will be no issue or not, but the regional government installed the system to drain the leak using these 10 people just say do you see how you spell low? this is to prevent the dice from giving way. if the water level gets too high, these lead me once or it can be site. and also if necessary for know that the game

is to maintain a certain level and they've heard any overflow diving the valley on the other side, or to say that it's got a number one. basically the question is, how can we adapt that? so that's what we all want to know. what was the name of springfield, minnesota, we've installed an early warning system, the 2nd with sensors that they've done. the, the thing sort of the as the, in the case of an emergency, this antenna would receive a signal from lake park, a coach i saw the unit in that case what they typically look back in choir russ. disaster management officials are constantly monitoring the lake is just in the system of your laptop and this is our side, early warning system on. on the nimble here, you can see a real time video of the glacial lake culture, the level. so we can keep an eye on it to read

a comedy we'll see i can move in meaningful is this in here? we record to laura currents while we meet the new recall. yes. and here we monitor the water level and not the new bill 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 not the nimble. so i've got, i'll send you an e mail about i'll always on today. she monitors the lake and intervenes in emergencies that look at the most at the time. the game is to detect whether the lake is in danger of overflowing. if so, we use this device to trigger sirens to warn everyone on what to say. let's see, dana cadillac. 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. that meant that easily create se, mainly 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 won't hold up for much longer than the most. in this plan, ethically seo link, we can see the current sites ends in black, los 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 construct tina canal to lower the water level by 20 meters per year uninstalling, a 25 minutes or dyke. back on the bank them, it doesn't even the less i what the current take is tiny. the kid is just 7 meters to feel good in just a moment. and these are the bulk of co chunk it. it needs to be at least 25 meters high. i've got to go to that is the solution. the single mental field is a level of the seal 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 we'll get things that, that me goes into. there is a funder ability factor here that plays a major role. and that's comforting it as 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'm going to see the pending that should be done for at least $35.00 police seal legs using the court. he had a blank, a portable mendelson think 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, once r, w e to pay 0.5 percent of the cost of making lake park, a contrast safe with our w ease, annual net income of 3300000000 euros. that itself shouldn't be a problem. so the site could at face value, that means that the case is worth about $20000.00 euros. that's the cost we're 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 the defense 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 this will not accept the dental r 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 that's just wrong from a legal standpoint. the we visit. so in the small village of lupo, about 20 minutes outside the city,

the, that's the only thing, check it out. this is my plot. of land. when i opened the mice, i grow corn, potatoes, and my teeth. we also breed cow's sheep and guinea pig glass. that's what my family and i lived from 10 to the familia, the

cells wife, lydia. prepare his dinner of with the produce from their small farm a couple of them to commit that yeah, that was legal action up ended their family's 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 gulf us. me see and i was there last year. yes.

and i shouted at him, call it and asked him why he was doing all this uh but it keep better keeps mitzy. there is a school so i don't either. but now i don't care for me when the i've toughened up because i know that everything he's doing is exactly right. little by little. i've come to understand it. look we, i'm new to you and convince me the thing. see, pm is the at 1st the cameras and all that made me uncomfortable and he was always away. but later i felt proud of him. you say my cell 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 our w use plans to expand the mind 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. then that we're getting these. and if so, wins against this energy giant doing that would send a very important signal that the days of our w, we use business model are coming to an end. and soon i a once well on this north and that signal would go out not just a r w, we emitted, but to all major emitters that extract coal natural gas or oil from the ground and sell it for fuel on. so if up and if we want to survive together on this planet, it's a model that we need to end as soon as possible. this concept from what the so policy mostly

for these empty pool activists fighting against r, w e. so is a hero. is good. uh so again, as i'd like to tell so who is i'm a very grateful man. how i moved by his commitment to the cause. i really hope he wins the all for the sake of him with his case, he can prove that we are old, deliberately connected to the environment. it belongs to all of us, and is the basis of all our lives. as soon as i leaving school latin on this thing next. and so i'd like to say thank you so for your commitment of law dying, thanks for your strength and your courage and sign or 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, uh, 7 years since the case got underway and all the while the ice continues to mount the disclosure to see it to me for could yes, i've made a little bit of difference where i need, like a grain of sand and the gears can most at the stuff, or at least i've tried to a little bit of, but it's not enough noise. so if you see the, the case of so will versus r w e is still ongoing. the german court could reach your building in 2024.

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