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In Germany, 50,0000 marchers celebrate unexpected win for Hambacher Forest against energy giant

By: 
Mike Hembury

An unexpected High Court ruling in the German state of North Rhein Westphalia (NRW) has blocked energy giant RWE from further destruction of the Hambacher Forest for the next couple of years. The decision has been hailed as a major victory by the newly-revitalised German environmental and climate justice movement.