- Protesters have scaled the German embassy in London to urge Germany to stop mining coal,as a major UN report calls for unprecedented action to tackle climate change ...Germany, which is home to Europe’s biggest open-cast coal mine,has made no such pledge,and current mining commitments extend to 2040 https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/greenpeace-protest-german-embassy-london-coal-mining-ipcc-report-un-climate-change-a8574081.html 5 comments worldnews