Thirty Greenpeace activists from five countries and members of the local population construct a large banner reading ‘Climate Change Starts Here" along the edge of a large lignite open pit in the Northern Bohemia in the Czech Republic. The action takes place on the second anniversary of implementation of Kyoto protocol. The Czech Republic is the second largest producer of lignite per capita in the world. As such, Greenpeace is calling on Czech politicians to share responsibility for protecting global climate, and re-confirm the validity of environmental limits in the mining area. The limits are currently under a strong opposition by a mining company that wants to expand operations. Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is the lowest rank of coal. Carbon dioxide emissions from brown coal fired plants are generally much higher than for comparable black coal plants.