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Germany's energy revolution on verge of collapse

2014-01-22 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: Germany's energy revolution has gone sour, as have its efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Energiewende" policy aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent between 1990 and 2020, mostly by closing coal-fired power plants and boosting renewable energy. Yet in 2013, coal burning soared to its highest level for more than 20 years. Then, last week, economy and energy minister Sigmar Gabriel said he will slash wind and solar subsidies by a third, to cut rising...

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