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Germany’s Coal Commission: the challenge of setting the end date
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Report summary
On 1 November 2018, the Commission on Growth, Structural Change and Employment (the coal exit commission) issued its first interim report with policy recommendations for the three remaining lignite regions. The commission still has the daunting task to propose an end date for coal in Germany considering the importance of the lignite industry in the economy of these three regions. The commission will issue its final reports by the end of the year.
Table of contents
- Background
- Summary of interim report proposals for economic transition
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What is at stake?
- Coal phase-out, a political hot potato
- Coal, still a big contributor to German power generation
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Lignite mines and power plants in GermanyPower generation by fuel and CO2 emissionsOverall emissionsCoal production and imports in Germany
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