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LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: Environmental protesters practice rope climbing skills in order to reach the tree houses at the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 23: The lignite fired Neurath Power Station in the background to Garzweiler lignite open cast mine in Lutzerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on March 23, 2022. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 near by on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 23: A protester sitting at the entrance to the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 23, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: Environmental protest camp residents of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' undertake some sewing in a communal area on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A protester leaving his house at the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A coal mining machine carves its way through the landscape at the Garzweiler lignite open cast mine on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The village of Keyenberg can be seen in the background. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A protester pulls a trolley through the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: An enviromental protester walks through the landscape that the protesters themselves continue to farm in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lutzerath) was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 23: A coal mining machines in the Garzweiler lignite open cast mine on March 23, 2022 near the village of Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In the background is the village of Keyernberg. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 23: A flag flying infront of coal mining macinery at the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 23, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A pair of enviromentalists walk through the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 25: A coal mining machine in the Garzweiler lignite open cast mine on March 25, 2022 near the village of Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In the background is the village of Keyernberg. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A security guard keeps watch over a coal mining machine from the Gazweiler lignite open cast mine on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 adjacent to the open cast mine on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 26: A cyclist passes one of the remaining buildings now occupied by enviromental protesters on March 26, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. An environmental camp was set up at the village in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but property owner Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. The enviromentalists and their camp is intended to give support to Eckart Heukamp and opposition to any forcible attempt to clear his farm and land. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 26: Farmer Eckart Heukamp stands in the courtyard of his farm on March 26, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. His ancestor's gravestone which he managed to save from a mined neighboring village sits on the ground to right of him in the picture. Eckart Heukamp farm is one of the last buildings left standing in Lützerath as the Garzweiler lignite opencast mine is digging its way closer to his property. He has refused to sell his farm to RWE (the energy provider who owns the mine) and has contested their right to forcibly take his land. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. An environmental protest camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' has also been established on his farmland since 2020 offering support and opposition to any forcible attempt to clear the farm and land for the coal mines development. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A security guard keeps watch over a coal mining machine from the Gazweiler lignite open cast mine on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 adjacent to the open cast mine on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A coal mining machine from the Gazweiler lignite open cast mine on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 adjacent to the open cast mine on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A protester sitting at the entrance to the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: Tree houses of the enviromental camp 'Mahnwacher Lützerath' )Vigil Lützerth) in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on March 24, 2022.. An environmental camp was set up at the village in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but property owner Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. The enviromentalists and their camp is intended to give support to Eckart Heukamp and opposition to any forcible attempt to clear his farm and land. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A protester walks into Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on March 24, 2022.. An environmental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up at the village in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. The enviromentalists and their camp is intended to give support to Eckart Heukamp and opposition to any forcible attempt to clear his farm and land. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A protester walks through the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: An enviromental protester working on the construction of a community building for the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: An enviromental protest sign saying no to coal excavation at the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The lignite fired Neurath Power Station can be seen in the background. The environmental camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: An enviromental protest banner saying 'gone with coal and atomic' at the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The lignite fired Neurath Power Station can be seen in the background. The environmental camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 25: A coal mining machine in the Garzweiler lignite open cast mine on March 25, 2022 near the village of Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 near by on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 25: A coal mining machine in the Garzweiler lignite open cast mine on March 25, 2022 near the village of Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.. An enviromental camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' (Vigil Lützerath) was set up in 2020 near by on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: Tree houses of the enviromental camp 'Mahnwacher Lützerath' )Vigil Lützerth) in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on March 24, 2022.. An environmental camp was set up at the village in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but property owner Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. The enviromentalists and their camp is intended to give support to Eckart Heukamp and opposition to any forcible attempt to clear his farm and land. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: An enviromental protester sitting on a community building for the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: An enviromental protester working on construction of a community building for the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: A protester walks through the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 26: A poster reading '1.5 degress means Lützerth stays' on the wall of Eckart Heukamp Farm on March 26, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Eckart Heukamp farm is one of the last buildings left standing in Lützerath as the Garzweiler lignite opencast mine is digging its way closer to his property. He has refused to sell his farm to RWE (the energy provider who owns the mine) and has contested their right to forcibly take his land. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. An environmental protest camp 'Mahnwache Lützerath' has also been established on his farmland since 2020 offering support and opposition to any forcible attempt to clear the farm and land for the coal mines development. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

LÜTZERATH, GERMANY- MARCH 24: Enviromental protesters practice rope climbing skills in order to reach the tree houses at the environmental protest camp of 'Mahnwache Lützerath' on March 24, 2022 in Lützerath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The environmental camp was set up in 2020 on the land of Lützerath Farmer Eckart Heukamp to protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine. Most of the former properties in Lützerath have already been demolished to make way for the mine but Eckart Heukamp has contested the RWEs (the energy provider who owns the mine) right to forcibly take his farm. The case is currently progressing through the German court system. (Photo by Craig Stennett/Getty Images)

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