Germany’s Habeck Hopeful on Switching Off Coal Plants
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German Economy Minister Robert Habeck pushed back against doubts that Europe’s largest economy can phase out coal by 2030 after ramping up its use in the aftermath of the energy crisis.
It is “absolutely” the plan to switch off all coal plants by 2030 — eight years earlier than the current legal date, the Green politician said Friday in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Anna Edwards in London. Earlier this week, his coalition partner Finance Minister Christian Lindner said that until it’s clear that energy is available and affordable, “we should end dreams of phasing out coal-fired power in 2030”.