"Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated, 'We may need to keep our coal plants online for longer,' highlighting the impact of the ongoing energy crisis on Germany's energy strategy."
"'I am not ready to gamble with the core of our energy supply just because we agreed on some deadlines years ago,' Merz emphasized, questioning the timeline for abandoning coal."
Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicated that Germany might have to keep coal-fired power plants operational longer than planned due to the energy crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. He emphasized the importance of energy security over previously set deadlines for phasing out coal. Currently, coal accounts for less than 22% of Germany's energy supply, while renewable sources make up nearly 60%. The country aims to eliminate coal by 2038 to reduce pollution.
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