Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has questioned the timing of the coal phase-out specified in the coalition agreement. “As long as it is not clear that energy is available and affordable, we should end the dreams of phasing out coal-fired electricity in 2030,” said the FDP politician Cologne City Gazette. The traffic light parties SPD, Greens and FDP had agreed in their coalition agreement to “ideally” bring forward the coal phase-out from 2038 to 2030. “This date is of no use for the climate anyway, as the CO₂ emissions saved in Germany are allowed to occur additionally in Poland, for example, due to European rules,” he said. The German Association for the Environment and Nature Conservation counters this: “The CO₂ certificates released in Germany must be deleted so that the emissions do not occur elsewhere in Europe.” Coal-fired power will soon no longer be needed anyway.
Lindner doubts the coal phase-out in 2030 – Economy
