Germany, Poland and Serbia remain the 'black lungs' of Europe, with great quantities of the environmentally damaging brown coal being burned there.

Norway's $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund enjoys a rare political consensus that helps guide its success.

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting Fossil-fuel power station.

Bucker Wheel Excavator in brown coal surface mine

Open-pit mining

Open pit mine

Time lapse shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in agricultural landscape.

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in front of dark blue sky. Shot with CARL ZEISS Distagon 21mm f/2,8 T* lens.

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in agricultural landscape. Shot with LEICA Summilux-R 35mm f/1.4 lens.

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station.

CO2-emitting cooling towers of a fossil-fuel power station (real time). Shot with LEICA Vario-Apo-Elmarit-R 70-180mm f/2.8 lens.

CO2-emitting cooling towers of a fossil-fuel power station in front of the evening sky. Shot with LEICA Vario-Apo-Elmarit-R 70-180mm f/2.8 lens.

CO2-emitting cooling towers of a fossil-fuel power station (real time). Shot with LEICA Vario-Apo-Elmarit-R 70-180mm f/2.8 lens.

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in the backlight. Shot with LEICA Vario-Apo-Elmarit-R 70-180mm f/2.8 lens.

CO2-emitting cooling towers of a fossil-fuel power station (time lapse). Shot with LEICA Summilux-R 35mm f/1.4 lens.

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station.

CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in front of setting sun (loopable real time shot). Shot with LEICA Vario-Apo-Elmarit-R 70-180mm f/2.8 lens.

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station

Time lapse shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station at dusk. Shot with LEICA Summilux-R 35mm f/1.4 lens.\

Real time shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in front of dark blue sky. Shot with CARL ZEISS Distagon 21mm f/2,8 T* lens.

Close Up of giant bucket wheel excavator working in brown coal surface mine

CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in the backlight. Shot with CARL ZEISS Distagon 21mm f/2,8 T* lens.

Close-up shot of CO2-emitting cooling towers of a fossil-fuel power station (real time).

Time lapse shot of a CO2-emitting fossil-fuel power station in agricultural landscape. Shot with LEICA Summilux-R 35mm f/1.4 lens.