Next German government needs ārealistic planā for workers and regions if it seeks coal exit ā union head
Should the next German government decide to seek a coal exit, it must also care for the workers' and mining regionsā future, said Michael Vassiliadis, head of Germanyās largest mining trade union IG BCE and one of Germany's most prominent opponents of a coal exit, in an interview with the Handelsblatt. āIf Jamaica [a coalition between the Christian Democratic Party/Christian Social Union, Free Democrats and Greens] is to become the shut-down-coalition for coal, then the coalition parties will have to present a realistic plan on what will happen to the employees and the regions,ā said Vassiliadis.
Read the interview (behind paywall) in German .
For more information, see the Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę factsheets When will Germany finally ditch coal?, Climate & energy stumbling blocks for Jamaica-coalition talks and the Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę article Coalition watch ā The road to a new German government.