German minister questions 2030 coal phase-out plans

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner made clear his opposition to the coalition’s flagship plan to phase out coal by 2030 in an interview on Tuesday, rejecting his government’s key pledge because Germany’s efforts would be meaningless if other EU countries were free to increase emissions under the bloc’s current rules.

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“This date does nothing for the climate anyway since the CO2 emissions saved in Germany are allowed to accrue additionally in Poland, for example, due to European rules,” Lindner argued in an interview with Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. [Shutterstock/corlaffra]

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