A policy from a parallel universe | Germanys draft coal phase-out law
2019-11-15
A leak of Germanys draft coal phase-out law as put together by the Ministry for Economic Affairs emerged recently. Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have criticised the text, calling it out of touch and piecemeal, and lambasting the failure to tie it to climate protection goals. Prof. Dr. Hermann Ott, Head of ClientEarth Anwälte der Erde, said: The long-awaited draft of Germanys phase-out law is a shambles. The policy is riddled with unanswered questions, guarantees an unacceptably tardy coal exit and fails completely to acknowledge how urgently we need to decarbonise to address climate change. Those writing the policy seem to be existing in a parallel universe where coal is still profitable, people arent being forced out of their homes for mining, and the climate catastrophe isnt unfolding around us. Further information is available at: https://www.clientearth.org/
Chemycal, 13 November 2019
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