Caption

Edge of the Garzweiler II open-cast lignite mine, at the village of Lützerath, the last village to be excavated, in the background wind farm at Neurath power station, belongs to Erkelenz in the district of Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

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BRK24E76_288

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Keywords

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