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German minister: Berlin needs to halve coal capacity by 2030 to meet Paris goals
(EurActiv, 6 Sep 2017) Germany would have to shut 25 gigawatts (GW), half its current total coal-fired power station capacity, by 2030 to meet carbon-cutting targets it has committed to under the Paris Agreement, deputy economy minister Rainer Baake said on Tuesday (5 September).
Addressing an energy conference, Baake (Alliance 90/The Greens) said the measures would have to be worked out by the incoming government after general elections later this month.
“This can be done in line with the law and without compensation. This we know from getting out of nuclear energy,” said Baake, who serves as a state secretary in the Berlin ministry and was one of the initiators of Germany’s exodus from nuclear energy launched in 2001.
He said a fair and detailed plan could be set on its way that would hold no surprises later, adding the heat and transport sectors also needed targets to reach the overall goals.
EurActiv, 6 Sep 2017: German minister: Berlin needs to halve coal capacity by 2030 to meet Paris goals
