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Merkel – China will not get away from coal-fired power plants anytime soon
NOTE: THIS POST WILL BE SENT WITHOUT SPEAKER TEXT. Original sound from Angela Merkel (CDU), Federal Chancellor: “Understanding the current situation is not that easy. You know, I had a video link with the Chinese Prime Minister this morning. And there, for example, it was very clear that China Is worried about switching from gas-fired power plants to coal-fired power plants too quickly, because then world consumption changes very quickly in a short period of time and that of course also has an impact on price formation. how the expected energy needs are now with the transformation of our economy. Some will order less. Germany will be climate neutral in 25 years. Then we will need much less natural gas. China will need gas 15 years longer until 2060. And to change this completely To have an overview of the approach to the energy markets, it would not be bad to ore a certain predictability eugen. “
It is feared that China will refuse to set new climate targets amid the energy crisis.