Anti-coal activists protest at mine in west Germany

Hundreds of anti-coal activists staged protests in and around a mine in western Germany on Saturday, demonstrating against the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels in Europe's biggest economy. Environmental groups oppose the German government's decision to allow the mining and burning of coal in the country until 2038 a deadline the activists say is too late to effectively tackle climate change. Activists, dressed in coloured overalls and braving wind and rain, were also protesting against the planned destruction of several villages to make way for the expansion of the Garzweiler strip mine, west of Cologne.