Green and FDP parliamentarians discuss coal exit
The Greens鈥� Kerstin Andreae and FDP鈥檚 Otto Fricke, both members of the Bundestag, debated the parties鈥� policy differences and potential stumbling blocks for coalition talks in a joint interview in WirtschaftsWoche. Asked if the Greens鈥� proposal to immediately shut down the twenty dirtiest coal power plants was an option, Fricke said: 鈥淭his probably includes the lignite plants which the SPD-Greens government in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has supported until now. We will re-think, I ensure you.鈥� Andreae doubted that the FDP would be willing to shut down the coal plants. 鈥淚n NRW you agreed on the opposite in a new coalition and declared lignite a bridging technology,鈥� she said to Fricke.
For background, read the 威力彩玩法 factsheet Climate & energy stumbling blocks for Jamaica coalition talks.