“Exit coal – for the climate”
Hamburger Abendblatt
The Green Party’s plan for phasing out coal in Germany makes sense and is overdue, writes energy expert Claudia Kemfert, from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in a commentary for Hamburger Abendblatt. “We have a massive power oversupply, we drown in power and sell it at a loss at the exchange. Unnecessary coal power plants require unnecessary powerlines, crash the power market and endanger the climate goals.” Kemfert argues that Germany’s large share of coal power damages the credibility of the Energiewende abroad, increases costs and is an obstacle for the energy transition’s economic opportunities and jobs in renewable industries.
Read the opinion piece in German here.
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