A "finger" (action group) of protesters on September 26, 2020
One of the climate camps on September 25, 2020

Ende Gelände 2020 was a mass action of civil disobedience of the wider movement for climate justice from 25 to 27 September 2020 in Rhineland, Germany, close to Cologne.[1] It protested against Germany's climate politics, because it "is a complete failure and makes it impossible to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees.[2] For the first time a protest against natural gas was included.[3]

The "hygiene concept" was necessary because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participant numbers were limited and dispersed among various smaller camps as opposed to the usual single large camp, in order to limit the size of gatherings.[4] Organizers created an anonymized contact tracing system that allowed for public health protection while shielding the names of participants.[5]

Actions taken by the around 3000 protesters included the blockading of coal mines, train tracks transporting coal, the construction of a gas pipeline, as well as the operations of a gas power plant and a coal power plant. The action in 2020 was the first time Ende Gelände protesters targeted fossil gas infrastructure as part of a conscious effort to emphasize the message that fossil gas is not a sustainable substitute for coal power.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aktion 2020". Ende-gelaende.org.
  2. ↑ "Dezentrale Blockadeaktion von Ende Gelände im Rheinland vom 23.-28. September 2020". Ende-gelaende.org.
  3. ↑ Schipkowski, Katharina (2020-09-26). "Im Morgengrauen zur Blockade". Taz.de.
  4. ↑ "Corona-Rückverfolgung bei Ende Gelände 2020". Ende-gelaende.org.
  5. 1 2 "Ende Gelände 2020". TheEcologist.org. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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