Germany Pulls an Ocasio-Cortez, closes all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, to rely on renewables

[munkle]

Those irrational, crazy-azz Germans!


https://www.latimes.com/world/europe...urce=nextdraft

Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy


Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.

The announcement marked a significant shift for Europe’s largest country — a nation that had long been a leader on cutting CO2 emissions before turning into a laggard in recent years and badly missing its reduction targets. Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.

“This is an historic accomplishment,” said Ronald Pofalla, chairman of the 28-member government commission, at a news conference in Berlin following a marathon 21-hour negotiating session that concluded at 6 a.m. Saturday. The breakthrough ended seven months of wrangling. “It was anything but a sure thing. But we did it,” Pofalla said. “There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038.”

The plan includes some $45 billion in spending to mitigate the pain in coal regions.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Its like smashing yourself in the head with a hammer and hoping the next time it won't hurt. Spain tried a green deal and it was a disaster.

 

[fncceo]

Nothing bad has ever happened when Germany has economic troubles. I wish them well.

 

[Toronado3800]

Those irrational, crazy-azz Germans!


https://www.latimes.com/world/europe...urce=nextdraft

Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy


Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.

The announcement marked a significant shift for Europe’s largest country — a nation that had long been a leader on cutting CO2 emissions before turning into a laggard in recent years and badly missing its reduction targets. Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.

“This is an historic accomplishment,” said Ronald Pofalla, chairman of the 28-member government commission, at a news conference in Berlin following a marathon 21-hour negotiating session that concluded at 6 a.m. Saturday. The breakthrough ended seven months of wrangling. “It was anything but a sure thing. But we did it,” Pofalla said. “There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038.”

The plan includes some $45 billion in spending to mitigate the pain in coal regions.

19 years, that's a while to back out of it. 19 years ago was before 9-11.

Still its interesting. Wonder how it will work out financially for them.

 

[blackhawk]

Best of luck to them.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Another demonstration of why pre-democrat-Marxist America came into existence to not be Europe.

 

[Ame®icano]

Its like smashing yourself in the head with a hammer and hoping the next time it won't hurt. Spain tried a green deal and it was a disaster.

Smashing yourself in the head with hammer is an alternative medicine for knee pain. Your head will hurt so much that you wont care about knee pain anymore.

By the way, OP claims in title that Germany closes all coal power plants. The correct title would be "to close".

 

[justoffal]

Those irrational, crazy-azz Germans!


https://www.latimes.com/world/europe...urce=nextdraft

Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy


Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.

The announcement marked a significant shift for Europe’s largest country — a nation that had long been a leader on cutting CO2 emissions before turning into a laggard in recent years and badly missing its reduction targets. Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.

“This is an historic accomplishment,” said Ronald Pofalla, chairman of the 28-member government commission, at a news conference in Berlin following a marathon 21-hour negotiating session that concluded at 6 a.m. Saturday. The breakthrough ended seven months of wrangling. “It was anything but a sure thing. But we did it,” Pofalla said. “There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038.”

The plan includes some $45 billion in spending to mitigate the pain in coal regions.

19 years, that's a while to back out of it. 19 years ago was before 9-11.

Still its interesting. Wonder how it will work out financially for them.

19 years from now Merkle will be dead,
Anthropogenic Global Warming will be debunked by it's total failure to actually arrive
and fusion power will most likely be taking over in force. Oh....and Europe will have some kind of summit on what to do about hundreds of thousands of wrecked and obsolete wind Turbine towers littering the landscape.

Jo

 

[justoffal]

Its like smashing yourself in the head with a hammer and hoping the next time it won't hurt. Spain tried a green deal and it was a disaster.

Smashing yourself in the head with hammer is an alternative medicine for knee pain. Your head will hurt so much that you wont care about knee pain anymore.

By the way, OP claims in title that Germany closes all coal power plants. The correct title would be "to close".

Yeah....in a pigs arse....they may close the coal plants but they will never depend just on wind and Solar. 19 years is three full rebuilds away in terms of wind turbine life span. That cost alone makes the statement unreliable.

Jo

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Oh theyre finally going to stop burning that shittier brown coal? its about time

keep pumping out those diesel cars ...can you see paris through the summer smog ?

 

[Claudette]

Best of luck to them.

I agree because they are going to need more luck than anyone has ever had.

Spain tried it and it was more than a disaster.

Hope their tax payers like higher fuels costs cause they are sure as hell going to get them.

 

[Toronado3800]

Those irrational, crazy-azz Germans!


https://www.latimes.com/world/europe...urce=nextdraft

Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy


Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.

The announcement marked a significant shift for Europe’s largest country — a nation that had long been a leader on cutting CO2 emissions before turning into a laggard in recent years and badly missing its reduction targets. Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.

“This is an historic accomplishment,” said Ronald Pofalla, chairman of the 28-member government commission, at a news conference in Berlin following a marathon 21-hour negotiating session that concluded at 6 a.m. Saturday. The breakthrough ended seven months of wrangling. “It was anything but a sure thing. But we did it,” Pofalla said. “There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038.”

The plan includes some $45 billion in spending to mitigate the pain in coal regions.

19 years, that's a while to back out of it. 19 years ago was before 9-11.

Still its interesting. Wonder how it will work out financially for them.

19 years from now Merkle will be dead,
Anthropogenic Global Warming will be debunked by it's total failure to actually arrive
and fusion power will most likely be taking over in force. Oh....and Europe will have some kind of summit on what to do about hundreds of thousands of wrecked and obsolete wind Turbine towers littering the landscape.

Jo

Maybe.

Maybe Acer palmatums will be sold at the finer nurseries in Chicago and actually live also. Just because Al Gore is an idiot doesn't mean global warming isn't a thing.

100 years ago crazy whites were rioting for their right to burn dirty coal and the local botanical garden bought land out in the middle of nowhere because the smog was killing their plants. It all comes and goes. About Shaw Nature Reserve

 

[Manonthestreet]

Some of those were just built to make up for energy shortfall created by closing their nukes.

 

[DGS49]

Yes, this is significant, but take with the proverbial grain of salt promises by politicians that cannot be fulfilled until LONG AFTER they leave office and possibly this world.

It is based on an unreal expectation that technology will make it possible, with no knowledge of what that technology might be.

In my not-so-humble opinion, this is a HUGE opportunity for the U.S. to profit by Germans' stupidity. Were we to begin selling LNG to Germany, it would not only be nicely profitable for us, but would also irritate the shit out of Putin and the Russians.

 

[Likkmee]

For that unfuckable tramp"Sarkozis words" maybe young fossil fuels could work. Islamic puppies.There is a limitless and increasing supply. No mining needed.

 

[blackhawk]

Best of luck to them.

I agree because they are going to need more luck than anyone has ever had.

Spain tried it and it was more than a disaster.

Hope their tax payers like higher fuels costs cause they are sure as hell going to get them.

It will probably work out for them after Germany is well known for its mild winters.

 

[martybegan]

Yes, this is significant, but take with the proverbial grain of salt promises by politicians that cannot be fulfilled until LONG AFTER they leave office and possibly this world.

It is based on an unreal expectation that technology will make it possible, with no knowledge of what that technology might be.

In my not-so-humble opinion, this is a HUGE opportunity for the U.S. to profit by Germans' stupidity. Were we to begin selling LNG to Germany, it would not only be nicely profitable for us, but would also irritate the shit out of Putin and the Russians.

The French are also probably looking at this with big grins, as long as they have some excess capacity with their Nuclear Reactors.

 

[munkle]

Coal fired plants are the dirtiest. You can no longer eat the fish you catch in US waters unless you want a nice dose of mercury. This is just more evidence that every other country is pulling ahead of the reactionary morons in America.

Study Finds More Mercury in Freshwater Fish

 

[theHawk]

Those irrational, crazy-azz Germans!


https://www.latimes.com/world/europe...urce=nextdraft

Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy


Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change, a government commission said Saturday.

The announcement marked a significant shift for Europe’s largest country — a nation that had long been a leader on cutting CO2 emissions before turning into a laggard in recent years and badly missing its reduction targets. Coal plants account for 40% of Germany’s electricity, itself a reduction from recent years when coal dominated power production.

“This is an historic accomplishment,” said Ronald Pofalla, chairman of the 28-member government commission, at a news conference in Berlin following a marathon 21-hour negotiating session that concluded at 6 a.m. Saturday. The breakthrough ended seven months of wrangling. “It was anything but a sure thing. But we did it,” Pofalla said. “There won’t be any more coal-burning plants in Germany by 2038.”

The plan includes some $45 billion in spending to mitigate the pain in coal regions.

When the Germans go stupid, they go full retard.