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German 'coal commission' meets as protests turn ugly

Controversy stoked by report of supposed compromise to end coal and lignite-firing by 2038

A tree house is seen behind police forces in Hambacher Forst forest during a protest against the expansion of an adjacent open-pit coal mine on September 13, 2018 near Julich, Germany.
A tree house is seen behind police forces in Hambacher Forst forest during a protest against the expansion of an adjacent open-pit coal mine on September 13, 2018 near Julich, Germany.
  • Bernd Radowitz in Berlin
Published 17 September 2018, 09:28Updated 17 September 2018, 09:28
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