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Germany set to miss net zero by 2045 target as climate efforts falter (www.reuters.com)
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[–] 17 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-reactivates-coal-fired-power-plant-to-save-gas/a-62893497

The Mehrum plant in Hohenhameln and the Heyden plant in Petershagen (whose operation has been extended).

Unless your nitpick is that these were started before the final nuclear shutdown, but I never said otherwise, only that both things happened recently.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I understood it as coal was phased in as nuclear was phased out. The thing that astounds me still though is how recent the last 3 were shut down.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think they were planning on natural gas, but that went down the tubes because they were planning on buying from Russia. Coal plants were restarted to fill the gap.

    What the plan is now, I don't know.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    The end goal was always renewables with smart net, storage and hydrogen plants to offset spikes. Gas prices are dropping again, so it will be used as a bridging solution. Energy production in Germany is actually on track of its climate goals compared to transportation.

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