German Greens Vow to Close Coal Plants As Condition of Governing

摘要

Germany's opposition Green Party pledged to shutter a score of the nation's dirtiest coal plants if they join a coalition after September's federal election. Meeting in Berlin over the weekend to sign off on campaign policy, the environmental party vowed to enact a phase-out of coal power in Germany by 2030, including speedy closure of the 20 highest-polluting plants among the 140 in operation, according to the party's website. The Greens would also lift all growth restrictions on clean power.