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Conservative politicians in the south-western German state of Baden-W眉rttemberg have called for keeping natural gas plants as a backup while the country phases out coal and nuclear power. Exiting the two technologies would not be possible 鈥瀘nly with wind power, mandatory solar roofs, climate neutral heating concepts and the hope that our neighbours have some energy left for us,鈥� said Raimund Haser, environment expert for the Christian Democrats (CDU), who are the smaller partner in a coalition with the Green Party in the highly industrialised state, newspaper Die Welt reported. Gas-fired power plants are needed as a 鈥渂ridge technology鈥� even if Germany and the EU are determined to end the import of gas from Russia, currently by far the region鈥檚 biggest supplier. New modern gas power plants should be compatible for operating with hydrogen, Haser added. Grid operator Transnet, a subsidiary of utility EnBW, had called for creating new incentives to build gas power plants, a measure the CDU politician praised for 鈥渘ot being made at the wrong time.鈥� New gas plants would 鈥渘ot be an option but an imperative鈥� to ensure supply security in the country, Haser argued. EnBW is currently retrofitting several coal plants in the state to operate with natural gas.

The German parliament and the council of federal state governments (Bundesrat) meanwhile that enables a rapid expansion of Germany鈥檚 LNG import infrastructure. The law that is supposed to minimize planning and licensing time will grant operating licenses until 2043, allowing operation thereafter only with climate neutral hydrogen.

Environmental groups criticised the reasoning that gas should remain a pillar of Germany鈥檚 energy system, with Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) that Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine demonstrates 鈥渢hat we have to reduce and not increase our reliance on natural gas.鈥� Gas plants would be an 鈥渆mergency option鈥� that thwarts the rollout of renewable power, BUND said, adding it intended to mount a legal challenge to plans for quickly building new import terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG). NGO Environmental Action Germany (DUH) Germany鈥檚 鈥渙versized鈥� plans for replacing Russian pipeline gas with LNG imported from other countries would consume the best part of the country鈥檚 remaining carbon emissions budget. 鈥淭he seven most realistic LNG projects alone would cause about 2,130 million tonnes of CO2 throughout their entire running time, three quarters of the remaining German budget,鈥� while a total of 12 projects are being planned, the DUH said.