Scientists for Future recommend moratorium for Lützerath

In an open letter to the government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, several climate scientists call for a halt to the eviction of Lützerath. As the researchers of Scientists for Future write in their letter addressed to Minister-President Hendrik Wüst, Minister for Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur and Minister of the Interior Herbert Reul, the village has „become a symbol“. They cite „substantial scientific doubts about the acute necessity of an evacuation.“ A moratorium would offer „the opportunity for a transparent dialog process with all those affected“ and would significantly increase the credibility of German climate policy.