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Merkel refuses to set date to shut coal-fired power plants
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel refused yesterday to commit to a deadline to shut down coal-burning power plants, despite demands by environmentalists as she addressed UN climate talks.
Speaking at the COP 23 climate summit in Bonn, Ms Merkel said there would be “hard discussions” between her Christian Democrats, the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats on the issue.
The Chancellor admitted coal use was part of the reason why Germany would miss its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets. Germany generates 40 per cent of its electricity from coal.
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