Set end date for coal in coalition talks, Gore tells negotiators

Former US Vice President and environmentalist Al Gore has called on Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU union and the Social Democrats (SPD) to agree on a coal phase-out by 2030 during their ongoing coalition negotiations. In two messages, Gore said that the coalition treaty is “a chance to follow through on [Germany’s] climate promise” and now is the negotiators’ “moment to lead and help solve the climate crisis.”

I hope Germany will commit to #endcoal. The coalition treaty is a chance to follow through on its climate promise and capitalize on the benefits of a clean energy economy. #GroKo

— Al Gore (@algore) January 30, 2018

Find the tweets in English here.

For background on the coalition talks, read the article German party leaders agree energy policy blueprint for coalition talks and the coalition watch.