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As Germany Falls Back on Fossil Fuels, Activists Demand Adherence to Its Ambitious Climate Goals
The loss of Russian gas led German leaders to approve LNG terminals and delay the retirement of some coal plants. One leading environmentalist called those moves “dumb and unhelpful.”
By Emma Ricketts, Grant Schwab
BERLIN—Hermann Ott was frustrated and angry. Germany’s recent decision to expand an open-pit coal mine in the small village of Lützerath was not the type of action he expected from the current government.
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