‘The situation is serious’: Germany plans to fire up coal plants as Russia throttles gas supplies
- Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Sunday warned that the situation is going to be “really tight in winter” without precautionary measures to prevent a supply shortage.
- In light of that, Germany will seek to compensate for a cut in Russian gas supplies by increasing the burning of coal.
- Coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in terms of emissions and therefore the most important target for replacement in the transition to renewable alternatives.
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