āA chance for Lusatiaā
Sweden and Germany should set a precedent with Vattenfallās lignite assets in the eastern German region of Lusatia and transfer the operations into a state-owned foundation with the clear goal of a socially acceptable and environmentally responsible lignite phase-out, writes Jennifer Morgan, executive director of Greenpeace International in a guest commentary in Handelsblatt. āTogether, the two countries can breathe life into the Paris Agreement by keeping the coal in Lusatia in the ground,ā writes Morgan.
Former US Vice President Al Gore also called on both the Swedish and the German governments to work together to keep coal in the ground in a separate tweet.
Read the guest commentary (behind paywall) in German .
Find Goreās tweet in English .
Read the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę article on Czech utility EPHās plans to take over Vattenfallās German lignite.