Germany’s Incoming Govt Agrees To Phase Out Coal Eight Years Ahead of Schedule

The coalition that will form the government to succeed Germany’s Angela Merkel has agreed to phase out coal by 2030, eight years than currently planned, Reuters reported on Friday. The center-left Social Democrats, the Greens, and the liberal Free Democrats have agreed on a plan for Germany to exit coal by the end of this decade, according to a draft agreement on major policy points for the next ruling coalition that Reuters has seen. The Social Democrats, SPD, narrowly beat Merkel’s CDU/CSU conservative coalition at the September 26…