Germany Unveils Plan to Abandon Fossil Fuels by 2045
The plan expands renewables, electric vehicles and EU carbon trading as Germany becomes the third country to set a national fossil-fuel exit goal.
- On Wednesday, Germany's cabinet approved a national roadmap to phase out coal, oil, and gas by 2045, becoming the third European country to do so after France and the Netherlands.
- German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider presented the plan at the United Nations General Assembly, arguing the Middle East war and Strait of Hormuz situation demonstrate why fossil fuels must be abandoned.
- According to Spiegel, the plan foresees battery-electric cars making up 100% of new passenger car registrations by 2035 and may accelerate the coal-fired power generation deadline to 2035.
- Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche pushed for combustion-engine vehicles and advocated building new gas-fired power plants to stabilize the electricity grid.
- Fentje Jacobsen, a climate policy adviser at the WWF, argued the roadmap lacks "new ideas or additional ambitions," noting the government plans to rely more on gas despite transition goals.
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Federal Environment Minister Schneider has presented to the United Nations a roadmap for Germany's exit from fossil energy sources.
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The cabinet wants to get out of fossil energy by 2045. According to SPIEGEL information, Minister of the Environment Schneider will present the plan at the Uno General Assembly today. With him, the government is also moving away from the demands of the Union.
At the UN General Assembly, Environment Minister Schneider (SPD) will present a roadmap on how Germany intends to dispense with oil, gas and coal in the future. Berlin hopes that "many more countries will follow."
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