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Peru Farmer In German Court Battle With Energy Giant

Saul Luciano Lliuya wants RWE to share in the cost of protecting his hometown from flood risks (Credit: AFP)

A Peruvian farmer faces off in a German court Monday in a "David and Goliath" battle against an energy giant, demanding the firm pay for climate change damage.

Saul Luciano Lliuya, 44, argues that electricity producer RWE -- one of the world's top emitters of climate-altering carbon dioxide -- must share the cost of protecting his hometown Huaraz from a swollen glacier lake at risk of overflowing from melting snow and ice.

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