Preseljenje sela uznemiravanje života

The text examines the forced relocation of villages near the Garzweiler lignite mine in Germany's Rhine Valley. It highlights the emotional and social trauma of residents, the inadequacy of financial compensation for non-material losses, and the perceived failure of the German government to accelerate the energy transition (Energiewende) while protecting local communities. The authors describe the emergence of activist movements like 'Alle Dörfer Bleiben' as a response to the lack of democratic influence and the prioritization of mining interests under the Federal Mining Act.

• The expansion of the Garzweiler II open-cast lignite mine, covering 48 square kilometers in the Erkelenz region, is planned to displace villages by 2035, with some, such as Kuckum, required to yield by 2027.
• The German Federal Mining Act creates a legal imbalance by prioritizing resource extraction over the interests of local residents, leaving them with little recourse but to relocate.
• Relocated residents experience profound non-material losses, including the erasure of personal history and the breakdown of social structures, which standardized financial compensation fails to address.
• Germany is identified as Europe's largest carbon emitter, with 38% of EU carbon emissions in 2016 attributed to Germany, nearly half of which originated from the lignite-rich Rhine region.
• The German energy transition (Energiewende) has slowed due to industry lobbying and the loss of jobs in the solar sector, making the 2020 goal of reducing carbon emissions by 40% unlikely to be met.
• The 2018 Coal Commission's recommendations moved the coal phase-out date from 2045 to 2038 and allocated 40 billion euros for structural adjustments, but the plan does not stop the relocation of villages near the Garzweiler mine.
• Local residents have formed activist movements, such as 'Alle Dörfer Bleiben' (All Villages Stay) and 'Ende Gelände', to protest the lack of political action on climate change and the procedural injustice of the relocation process.

APA

Kastro, P., & Porada, H. (2021). Preseljenje sela uznemiravanje života. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/preseljenje-sela-uznemiravanje-zivota/

Chicago

Kastro, Paula, and Hana Porada. Preseljenje sela uznemiravanje života. Green European Journal, 2021. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/preseljenje-sela-uznemiravanje-zivota/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kastro2021preseljenje, author = {Kastro, Paula and Porada, Hana}, title = {{Preseljenje sela uznemiravanje života}}, institution = {Green European Journal}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/preseljenje-sela-uznemiravanje-zivota/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }