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Don't worry, they are planning to turn off coal completely around 2035… and replace them with natural gas plants imported from Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/
by edhelas 5y ago
Don't worry, they are planning to turn off coal completely around 2035… and replace them with natural gas plants imported from Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream
- merpnderp 5y agoIt's not like Russia has a long history of having "pipeline malfunctions" during periods of intense international disagreements. What could go wrong with Germans being firmly under the thumb of Putin or his successor?
- glogla 5y agoYeah, improving nothing as natural gas has similar OC2e to coal (with much smaller CO2 - but the methane makes up for it, to it comes up the same), while giving money to Europe's enemies. Perfect.
- imtringued 5y agoNatural gas will cut emissions in half and the new plans for the coal exit are going to be 2030.