After tough negotiations, the coal Commission has formulated the way of Germany to the coal-fired power: Up to 2038, the last coal-fired power plant is to be switched off. By 2022, a decent chunk of coal-fired power from the grid already. Be accompanied by the actions of billions in aid for the Coal phase-affected countries, relief for electricity consumers and compensation for power plant operator also in the billions.
Yes, the compromise between coal and climate, have found the various interest groups in the coal Commission, finally, will come to Germany. But this is not fault of the coal Commission. It is the high price that the Federal government did not want to make on the sensitive subject of coal exit the hands dirty. The participants of the coal Commission were from the beginning of the hurdles in the way. First of all, the Coal phase-seems to be entirely unfit to be a Commission dissolved. Any person who is charged in Germany, ideologically so. Secondly, it is unusual that an energy policy is so ground-breaking decision in a Commission outsources. This is happening at the moment, also in the transport and building sector, with corresponding commissions. You are likely to be much more delicate.
There was a lot of background noise for the Commission
This Swapping of themes in the commissions are not convinced that the Grand coalition has the power, conflict, self-discharge. Thirdly, the mandate of the coal Commission was designed from the beginning extravagantly. “As compared the family is the fate of a lignite worker, or even against to be expected with the threat of climate change?”, it took a scientist to the point.
As an additional background noise for the Commission, the Minister presidents of the East German brown coal countries grätschten always from the outside. The Prime Minister went from screaming in the negotiations to fire letters to the Chancellor. And in the end, after the Federal government had laid for months, the hands in the Lap, verdonnerte the Commission participants, such as small children to be in Detention. All the same, Then money against GW seemed “” to have the backing of the Federal government, it is enabled at the end of the compromise.
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the coal has held a Commission, your credit. Now, however, asked the Federal government. You must not only give the money for the structural change, but, above all, energy policy: electricity network and storage expansion are not only two urgent tasks, otherwise it will work with the Coal phase-out.
