“Exit 2.0”

The Green Party has developed a concrete plan for phasing out coal in Germany, writes Michael Bauchmüller in Süddeutsche Zeitung. “In the coming legislative term, we aim at introducing the end of the coal era in Germany irreversibly and with planning reliability”, says the party in a paper entitled “Agenda Coal Exit”, seen by Süddeutsche Zeitung. The Greens want to initiate the gradual shutdown of the country’s nearly 150 coal power plants should they become part of the government after next year's federal elections. The ten-point plan for a coal exit inside 20 years includes a ban on new power plants, emission limits set by the German parliament, stakeholder discussions, and a “Coal Exit Commission” to accompany the transition.

Read the article in German here.