In the case of a climate lawsuit by a Peruvian farmer against the energy company RWE, according to the environmental organization Germanwatch, representatives of the court, experts and other parties involved in the process got an idea of the situation on site.
Germanwatch announced that those involved in the proceedings were there on Wednesday.
The organization supports the mountain farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya in his lawsuit in Germany.
The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Hamm did not want to comment on Friday.
The Higher Regional Court had already announced in early 2020 that the court was planning an on-site visit.
Germanwatch announced a press conference on the visit to South America for the beginning of next week.
Mountain farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya is asking RWE to pay 0.47 percent of the cost of protective measures for his house and village.
The plaintiff accuses the German company of being partly responsible for climate change through the CO2 emissions produced.
Is there a claim against RWE?
Lliuya believes the consequences will be melting a glacier in the Andes and the meltwater threatening his home and village.
The Essen Regional Court had still rejected a civil claim in the first instance.
Further lawsuits by environmentalists and organizations are now pending before German courts.
At the Detmold district court, an organic farmer is suing Volkswagen and wants to speed up the end of the combustion engine in Germany.
After an initial assessment, however, the court tends to dismiss the case.