https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany is on course to abandon coal-fired power stations but ironically one mine is being allowed to expand - to the fury of local residents who describe the battle to save their homes as "psychological terror". https://www.thelocal.de/20200726/psychological-terror-the-german-villages-threatened-by-mine-expansion Sun, 26 Jul 2020 12:02:10 +0200 psychological-terror-the-german-villages-threatened-by-mine-expansion Climate activists heckled German MPs Friday outside the Berlin parliament building as the country passed a law to end use of coal-fired power generation by 2038. https://www.thelocal.de/20200703/climate-activists-rage-as-germany-votes-on-drawn-out-coal-exit Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:22:13 +0200 climate-activists-rage-as-germany-votes-on-drawn-out-coal-exit Activists occupied Germany's newest power plant on Sunday to protest against a law passed last week to end coal electricity generation, but which environmental groups argue is insufficient. https://www.thelocal.de/20200203/protesters-occupy-disputed-german-coal-mine Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:17:31 +0100 protesters-occupy-disputed-german-coal-mine German ministers on Wednesday signed off a law to end coal electricity generation that demonstratorsand environmentalists say does too little, too late. https://www.thelocal.de/20200129/activists-stage-protests-in-germany-as-cabinet-passes-coal-exit-law Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:34:34 +0100 activists-stage-protests-in-germany-as-cabinet-passes-coal-exit-law Germany could end electricity generation from coal in 2035, three years earlier than previously planned, under a pact sealed Thursday between Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of affected states. https://www.thelocal.de/20200116/germany-looks-to-step-up-coal-exit-timetable Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:56:06 +0100 germany-looks-to-step-up-coal-exit-timetable Several hundred climate activists evaded police to enter an open-cast mine run by energy giant RWE in western Germany Saturday, a day after tens of thousands campaigned against the use of coal. https://www.thelocal.de/20190623/germany-climate-activists-storm-lignite-mine Sun, 23 Jun 2019 14:34:01 +0200 germany-climate-activists-storm-lignite-mine As Germany plans to shutter its coal sector, the government pledged Wednesday to pour €40 billion into mining regions over the coming years to stimulate growth and jobs. https://www.thelocal.de/20190522/germany-promises-billions-to-offset Wed, 22 May 2019 16:22:08 +0200 germany-promises-billions-to-offset The phasing out of coal-based power generation in Germany could push up electricity costs by 20 percent, according to experts. https://www.thelocal.de/20190129/electricty-prices-could-rise-by-20-percent-due-to-coal-withdrawal Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:39:37 +0100 electricty-prices-could-rise-by-20-percent-due-to-coal-withdrawal There will be "significant" job losses as Germany phases out coal use by 2038 as part of efforts to combat climate change, energy giant RWE's CEO Rolf Martin warned on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190128/germanys-rwe-warns-of-significant-job-losses-over-coal-exit Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:58:42 +0100 germanys-rwe-warns-of-significant-job-losses-over-coal-exit Sybille Tetsch returned to the German village of Proschim to set up a restaurant four years ago, in an attempt to save her birthplace from mining excavators and heal a deep rift there over the future of coal. https://www.thelocal.de/20190127/torn-over-coal-german-village-struggles-to-heal Sun, 27 Jan 2019 11:11:26 +0100 torn-over-coal-german-village-struggles-to-heal Germany should end all coal mining for electricity production by 2038, a government-appointed commission said on Saturday, laying out a roadmap to phase out the polluting fuel. https://www.thelocal.de/20190126/germany-should-phase-out-coal-mining-by-2038-commission Sat, 26 Jan 2019 13:32:52 +0100 germany-should-phase-out-coal-mining-by-2038-commission Friday’s Federal Coal Commission meeting in Berlin is set to decide upon the future of Germany’s energy generation. https://www.thelocal.de/20190125/fridays-coal-commission-meeting-may-spell-an-immediate-end-for-coal-powered-electricity-in-germany Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:25:56 +0100 fridays-coal-commission-meeting-may-spell-an-immediate-end-for-coal-powered-electricity-in-germany Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, a milestone marking the end of a 200-year-old industry that once fuelled the country's economic growth but lost the battle against cheaper foreign competitors. https://www.thelocal.de/20181221/with-final-goodbye-germany-to-shutter-last-black-coal-mine Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:24:46 +0100 with-final-goodbye-germany-to-shutter-last-black-coal-mine When Germany's last black coal mine shuts on Friday, it is not just miners who may shed a tear – football fans too will mourn the end of a pillar of the nation's industrial wealth. https://www.thelocal.de/20181220/coal-beer-football-german-clubs-honour-last-mine Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:37:33 +0100 coal-beer-football-german-clubs-honour-last-mine After more than 150 years, Germany's last black coal mine will close in the Ruhr region, posing a gigantic geological and environmental challenge to the former industrial heartland. https://www.thelocal.de/20181219/how-germany-will-shut-down-its-last-black-coal-mine Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:31:22 +0100 how-germany-will-shut-down-its-last-black-coal-mine Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, turning the page on two centuries of mining history in the Ruhr region that helped fuel the country's post-war "economic miracle". https://www.thelocal.de/20181219/end-of-an-era-as-germanys-last-black-coal-mine-closes Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:39:27 +0100 end-of-an-era-as-germanys-last-black-coal-mine-closes Following the death of a journalist, police continue dismantling tree huts in the Hambach Forest between Aachen and Cologne, having cleared 53 as of Wednesday morning, according to Aachen authorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20180926/activists-continue-fight-to-preserve Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:46:16 +0200 activists-continue-fight-to-preserve Nine environmental activists were injured and 34 detained in an operation to evict protesters holed up in forest treehouses in a bid to block the expansion of an open-pit coal mine, police said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180916/nine-injured-as-police-break-up-coal-mine-sit-in Sun, 16 Sep 2018 15:26:26 +0200 nine-injured-as-police-break-up-coal-mine-sit-in German activists living in treehouses to protect an ancient forest from being razed for a nearby coal mine were bracing Thursday for a forced eviction by police, in a major escalation of the long running environmental battle. https://www.thelocal.de/20180913/german-forest-activists-brace-for-eviction-in-anti-coal-fight Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:34:33 +0200 german-forest-activists-brace-for-eviction-in-anti-coal-fight A commission set up in June has been given the task of recommending a timeline for an exit from coal power. Two new reports give very different opinions on what that means for the German economy and consumer. https://www.thelocal.de/20180821/what-will-shutting-down-coal-mean-for-energy-prices-and-the-economy Tue, 21 Aug 2018 19:27:08 +0200 what-will-shutting-down-coal-mean-for-energy-prices-and-the-economy