Climate Politics
Germany’s Garbage Is Getting Dirtier Due to the Energy Crisis
- Looser emissions rules are coming for waste incinerators
- Changes would be the latest step backward on the environment
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Germany burns almost all of its garbage and the process of getting rid of its trash is about to get even dirtier as a result of the intensifying energy crunch.
In the latest move to counter the crisis, German regulators plan to loosen or lift limits on the amount of pollutants the country’s waste incinerators can spew into the atmosphere to help shore up power supplies.