Germany’s Habeck Casts Doubt on Plan for Early Coal Phase-Out
- Minister stresses that energy security is ‘absolute priority’
- Nation has eyed ending coal-powered generation by 2030
Robert Habeck
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German Economy Minister Robert Habeck raised further doubts over the country’s plans for an early phase-out of coal-fired power generation.
Asked at an industry conference in Berlin hosted by the Handelsblatt newspaper whether the 2030 target — eight years earlier than the original schedule — was in question, he answered, “Yes. For me, energy security always has absolute priority.”