āThe Paris climate targets can also be met with coalā
Germany will be able to fulfil its Paris Climate Agreement obligations as well as the EUās 2030 climate targets with a continued use of coal-fired power production, trade union IG BCEās head Michael Vassiliadis said in an interview with Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten. āThis is not a problem at all,ā Vassiliadis said. He said that proponents of a coal exit did not specify how Germany would bridge the supply gap after the nuclear exit in 2022. Because of this gap, any talk about a coal exit was āa virtual debateā and āreality will catch up with us in five yearsā timeā, said Vassiliadis.
See the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę dossier The energy transition and climate change and the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę factsheet When will Germany finally ditch coal? for background.