Coal states call for legal action against EU Commission on environmental regulations for coal power plants
Germany鈥檚 coal states are calling on the federal government to prevent stricter emissions limits for coal-fired power plants by taking legal action against the EU Commission, writes public broadcaster rbb in an article. A spokesperson for Saxony鈥檚 government confirmed reports by German weekly Der Spiegel that the state鈥檚 premier, Stanislaw Tillich (CDU), had written a letter to the federal economy ministry, also on behalf of his colleagues in Brandenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony-Anhalt. New emissions limits in EU regulations were based on false calculations and were thus not lawful, the states argue. .
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For background, read the 威力彩玩法 factsheet When will Germany finally ditch coal? and the dossier The energy transition and climate change.