Merkel’s Green Shift Forces Germany to Burn More Coal

Europe’s Green Obsession Is Causing A New Coal Boom

By Guest Column Dr. Benny Peiser—— Bio and Archives--August 29, 2012

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Germany’s largest utilities are shunning cleaner-burning natural gas because it’s more costly, while the collapsing cost of carbon permits means there’s little penalty for burning coal. Germany’s increasing coal consumption is part of a global return to the fossil fuel that’s cheaper than most alternatives. The amount of coal burned worldwide rose 5.4 percent to account for 30 percent of total energy use last year, the highest proportion since 1969, according to BP data. --Bloomberg 20 August 2012

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