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The Tagebau Garzweiler (German pronunciation:[ˈtaːɡəbaʊ̯ˈɡaʁt͜sˌʋaɪ̯lɐ]) is a surface mine (German: Tagebau) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite.[1] The mine currently has a size of 48 km2 (19 sq mi) and got its name from the village of Garzweiler [de] which previously existed at this location. The community was moved to a section of Jüchen with the same name.[2]
The mine is located west of Grevenbroich and exploitation is progressing towards Erkelenz. Mining was originally limited to the 66 km2 (25 sq mi) Garzweiler I area located east of the A 44 motorway. Mining in the 48 km2 (19 sq mi) Garzweiler II area started in 2006 and it will take until around 2045 to fully exploit both sectors. The lignite is used for power generation at nearby power plants such as Neurath[3] and Niederaußem. In 2015 1500 protesters took part in civil disobedience against the mine on the basis that it is Europe’s biggest source of CO2 emissions. Around 1000 people entered the coal mine and all of the diggers in its pit were brought to a standstill.[4]
The A 44 and A 61 motorways that crossed the planned mine area were also affected. The A 44 was closed in 2005, dismantled in 2006 and traffic rerouted to the widened A 61 and A 46 motorways. In 2017, as the mine expanded to the west, the A 61 was closed with traffic diverted onto a stretch of newly built A 44 to the east of its original route.
Displacement of peopleedit
In the early 1980s, it is estimated that more than 30,000 people had to be moved for the Garzweiler mine.[6] These people had to leave their houses and move. Plans for Garzweiler II required that 12 more towns would have to be removed, with around 12,000 more people relocated. This has caused many controversies where people protested to save their homes.
^Barry, John (2002). International Encyclopedia of International Politics. Taylor & Francis. p. 216. ISBN9780415202855. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
^Rolf Sevenich: Garzweiler II. Kersting, Aachen 1996, ISBN3-928047-12-4.
^Hambachgruppe: Verheizte Heimat – Der Braunkohletagebau und seine Folgen. Aachen 1985, ISBN3-924007-14-4 (PDF)
^350.org (2023-09-06). "Organising Civil Disobedience for Newcomers". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^Kirschbaum, Erik (January 26, 2019). "Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved January 27, 2019. Germany, one of the world's biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.
^Aben, T.T., Kroonen, K.J., Piket, J.J. & Puts, P.J.P. (2021) Make a little space for the human race. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German June 2017 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 8 936 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Tagebau Garzweiler see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Tagebau Garzweiler to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Tagebau Garzweiler German pronunciation ˈtaːɡebaʊ ˈɡaʁt sˌʋaɪ lɐ is a surface mine German Tagebau in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite 1 The mine currently has a size of 48 km2 19 sq mi and got its name from the village of Garzweiler de which previously existed at this location The community was moved to a section of Juchen with the same name 2 Garzweiler minePanoramic view of Tagebau GarzweilerLocationGarzweiler mineCountryGermanyCoordinates51 03 15 N 6 30 35 E 51 05417 N 6 50972 E 51 05417 6 50972ProductionProductsLigniteOwnerCompanyRWELignite mines in North Rhine Westphalia Contents 1 The open pit mine 2 Traffic 3 Displacement of people 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksThe open pit mine edit nbsp Bucket wheel excavators in Garzweiler surface mineThe mine is located west of Grevenbroich and exploitation is progressing towards Erkelenz Mining was originally limited to the 66 km2 25 sq mi Garzweiler I area located east of the A 44 motorway Mining in the 48 km2 19 sq mi Garzweiler II area started in 2006 and it will take until around 2045 to fully exploit both sectors The lignite is used for power generation at nearby power plants such as Neurath 3 and Niederaussem In 2015 1500 protesters took part in civil disobedience against the mine on the basis that it is Europe s biggest source of CO2 emissions Around 1000 people entered the coal mine and all of the diggers in its pit were brought to a standstill 4 It is not yet known what effect the plan to phase out all coal fired power plants in Germany by 2038 will have on the Garzweiler lignite mine system 5 Traffic editThe A 44 and A 61 motorways that crossed the planned mine area were also affected The A 44 was closed in 2005 dismantled in 2006 and traffic rerouted to the widened A 61 and A 46 motorways In 2017 as the mine expanded to the west the A 61 was closed with traffic diverted onto a stretch of newly built A 44 to the east of its original route Displacement of people editIn the early 1980s it is estimated that more than 30 000 people had to be moved for the Garzweiler mine 6 These people had to leave their houses and move Plans for Garzweiler II required that 12 more towns would have to be removed with around 12 000 more people relocated This has caused many controversies where people protested to save their homes See also edit nbsp Germany portal nbsp Energy portalChurch of St Lambertus Immerath Berverath de Keyenberg de Lutzerath Kuckum de Oberwestrich de Unterwestrich de North South industrial spur de Schloss Paffendorf de Strasse der Energie de Street of energy Ende Gelande 2015 Ende Gelande 2019 Inden open pit mine de Hambach open pit mine Rhenish lignite mining area de List of lignite mines in Germany de List of active mines in Germany de Commission on Growth Structural Change and EmploymentReferences edit Barry John 2002 International Encyclopedia of International Politics Taylor amp Francis p 216 ISBN 9780415202855 Retrieved 2013 05 26 Rolf Sevenich Garzweiler II Kersting Aachen 1996 ISBN 3 928047 12 4 Hambachgruppe Verheizte Heimat Der Braunkohletagebau und seine Folgen Aachen 1985 ISBN 3 924007 14 4 PDF 350 org 2023 09 06 Organising Civil Disobedience for Newcomers The Commons Social Change Library Retrieved 2023 10 23 Kirschbaum Erik January 26 2019 Germany to close all 84 of its coal fired power plants will rely primarily on renewable energy Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 2019 01 30 Retrieved January 27 2019 Germany one of the world s biggest consumers of coal will shut down all 84 of its coal fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change a government commission said Saturday Aben T T Kroonen K J Piket J J amp Puts P J P 2021 Make a little space for the human race Retrieved 8 December 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tagebau Garzweiler Information on Tagebau Garzweiler on the RWE website German Portals nbsp Germany nbsp Energy nbsp This North Rhine Westphalia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garzweiler surface mine amp oldid 1181493838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
