Mining trade union: Coal exit after 2040 鈥渞ealistic鈥�
Handelsblatt
The head of German mining trade union IG BCE, Michael Vassiliadis, opposes a quick phase-out of coal-fired power production, Handelsblatt reports based on an interview by news agency dpa. A speedy decommissioning of lignite power plants would be 鈥渁bsurd,鈥� Vassiliadis said, pointing out that licenses for the plants would be valid well into the 2040s. This was a 鈥渞ealistic鈥� time to exit coal, he added. 鈥�We need to stop painting ideological pictures,鈥� Vassiliadis said, arguing the energy transition needed 鈥渆conomically and technologically prudent鈥� decisions.
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