Is Germany sustainable?

Wind power now dominates Germany's electricity sector, but the country also still burns millions of tonnes of coal every year. So what is Chancellor Merkel's plan for a genuinely sustainable future at the heart of Europe?

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Research Links:

International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/reports/germany-2020

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
https://www.irena.org/publications/2020/Apr/Global-Renewables-Outlook-2020

The Economist
http://www.eiu.com/industry/article/589070442/europe-coal-use-on-a-downward-spiral/2020-02-14

Bundestag Climate Action Plan 2030
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/issues/climate-action/klimaschutzprogramm-2030-1674080

Clean Energy Wire
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/coal-germany

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/11-million-people-working-renewables-worldwide-2018-germany-largest-workforce-eu

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/members-germanys-ruling-parties-call-rapid-increase-green-hydrogen-production

Reuter Power Plant Conversion
https://group.vattenfall.com/press-and-media/news--press-releases/pressreleases/2019/salt-as-energy-storage-vattenfall-launch-pilot-project-at-heat-plant-in-berlin