Germany’s Coalition at Odds Over Response to Energy Crisis
- Finance minister raises prospect of reactivating nuclear power
- Greens push alternative measure to help struggling consumers
A coal and gas power plant in Grosskrotsenberg, Germany.
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German Finance Minister Christian Lindner proposed tapping sources including nuclear power and coal to help Europe’s biggest economy through the current energy crisis, potentially setting up a clash with his Green Party coalition partners.
Lindner’s business-friendly Free Democrats agreed to weaning Germany off fossil fuels and shifting more rapidly to renewables in last year’s coalition deal, but is less committed than the Greens.