Germany unlikely to achieve 2030 coal phase-out: Cornwall Insight

According to a new paper published by Cornwall Insight, Germany is unlikely to achieve its  committed to phasing out electricity generation from both nuclear and coal by 2030. The paper titled “Is Germany going green? Charting Germany’s energy transition” notes that the country needs to make comprehensive changes across the energy sector to achieve its energy transition goals on time. 

Germany has pledged to transition away from fossil fuels and achieve climate neutrality by 2045, but several challenges have emerged in meeting these reduction goals. These include geopolitical events like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the loss of Russian gas supplies, and increased gas and electricity prices. These have hurt Germany’s economy. Though Germany has implemented new policies to strengthen its competitiveness in the race towards net zero, internal obstacles have been found to impede progress.