Deutschland: Annullierung von Emissionslizenzen und Kohleausstieg müssen Hand in Hand gehen

The document assesses the German Coal Commission's plan to be coal-free by 2038, noting that while it avoids up to 1.8 GtCO2e of emissions, it is insufficient to meet the 2°C target. It emphasizes that the EU-ETS is a vital but insufficient tool on its own, and warns of a "waterbed effect" where allowances from closed German plants are used by other EU entities unless they are explicitly cancelled. The author advocates for a "just transition" where public funds support affected workers and communities rather than compensating private shareholders of utility companies like RWE.

• The German Coal Commission's plan aims for the country to be coal-free by 2038, with approximately 12.5 GW of capacity (nearly 30% of total coal power capacity) to be taken offline over the next four years, followed by another 13 GW by 2030.
• The phase-out plan is expected to avoid up to 1.8 GtCO2e of emissions compared to a business-as-usual scenario, but this is not enough to put Germany on a greenhouse gas emission path below 2°C.
• To avoid the "waterbed effect"—where emissions allowances from closed plants are simply used by other plants in different countries—the German government is advised to cancel EU-ETS permits in coordination with plant closures.
• A "just transition" for coal-dependent communities and workers is necessary, with reports suggesting the German government may provide €40 billion over the next 20 years, though the document argues these public funds should not be used to compensate private shareholders of utility companies like RWE.

APA

Dufrasne, G. (2019). Deutschland: Annullierung von Emissionslizenzen und Kohleausstieg müssen Hand in Hand gehen. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2019/02/18/deutschland-annullierung-von-emissionslizenzen-und-kohleausstieg-mussen-hand-in-hand-gehen/

Chicago

Dufrasne, Gilles. Deutschland: Annullierung von Emissionslizenzen und Kohleausstieg müssen Hand in Hand gehen. Carbon Market Watch, 2019. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2019/02/18/deutschland-annullierung-von-emissionslizenzen-und-kohleausstieg-mussen-hand-in-hand-gehen/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Dufrasne |first1=Gilles |title=Deutschland: Annullierung von Emissionslizenzen und Kohleausstieg müssen Hand in Hand gehen |publisher=Carbon Market Watch |date=18 February 2019 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2019/02/18/deutschland-annullierung-von-emissionslizenzen-und-kohleausstieg-mussen-hand-in-hand-gehen/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{dufrasne2019deutschland, author = {Dufrasne, Gilles}, title = {{Deutschland: Annullierung von Emissionslizenzen und Kohleausstieg müssen Hand in Hand gehen}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2019}, month = feb, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2019/02/18/deutschland-annullierung-von-emissionslizenzen-und-kohleausstieg-mussen-hand-in-hand-gehen/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }