News Digest Item
05 Feb 2018

Lusatian coal workers voice fears over energy transition

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Five people from the east German coal mining region of Lusatia who work in lignite power stations or coal mines have expressed concerns about the energy transition and government plans to shut down lignite plants in the near future. The Süddeutsche Zeitung has published a summary of their views, compiled by Cornelius Pollmer.

Read the summary in German here. See a factsheet on coal in Germany here.

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