Germany’s Energy Transition Delayed by Scholz’s Snap Election
- Measures concern clean industry, gas plants, carbon capture
- Lawmaker votes likely delayed until after February election
Cyclists and motorists cross a bridge over the Spree river near the Mitte Combined Heat and Power natural gas power plant in Berlin, Germany.
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Germany’s government shakeup means eight pieces of legislation considered crucial for the energy transition are stuck in limbo until a new administration is formed next year, with the possibility they may not be enacted at all.
The bills are meant to help Europe’s biggest economy cut its carbon emissions by two-thirds this decade while expanding renewables and lowering energy costs. They were already approved by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party government but still need to pass parliamentary votes.