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GSSC Excursion – Rhenish Lignite Mining Area

GSSC-Excursion–Rhenish-Lignite-Mining-Area Activities

This excursion took international guests of the GSSC into a hotspot of environmental conflict in Germany, the lignite mining area just at Cologne’s doorstep. Due to the extension of various mines and the attendant destruction and resettlement of villages – despite the state’s proclaimed “energy turn” – the area has become a focal point for […]

Dr. Michael Kleinod

Dr. Michael Kleinod-Freudenberg

Project Coordinator

Global South Studies Center (GSSC)
Classen-Kappelmann-Straße 24
50931 Cologne, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)221 470-76660

E-mail: mkleinod@uni-koeln.de