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  • Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy

    05/01/2019 2:49:51 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 107 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 01/26/2019 | By ERIK KIRSCHBAUM
    Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday. The announcement marked a significant shift for Europe’s largest country — a nation that had long been a leader on cutting CO2 emissions before turning into a laggard in recent years and badly missing its reduction targets. Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production. “This is an historic...