Merkel pulls "emergency brake" in coal exit talks - commentary
Handelsblatt / S眉ddeutsche Zeitung
The stagnation in Germany鈥檚 task force on a coal exit is mainly due to neglect or even obstruction by policymakers,聽. He argues the financial framework for the phase-out remains unclear to this day. 鈥淭he government has taken the easy way out by delegating the issue,鈥 writes Stratmann. 鈥淏ut the subject is highly political. Especially for the affected eastern German regions, it鈥檚 about all or nothing.鈥澛燙hancellor Angela Merkel鈥檚 intervention in the talks聽is long overdue, according to the author. 鈥淎 few binding promises could advance the debate and ease the commission鈥檚 work.鈥澛
聽with reference to Merkel鈥檚 intervention: 鈥淭he year is not even ten days old, but it鈥檚 already high noon in climate policy.鈥