Why German Coal Power is Falling Fast in 2019

By Karsten Capion, Carbon Brief

Germany generated significantly less electricity from coal-fired power stations in the first half of 2019, with output down by more than a fifth compared to a year earlier.

A Clash of Green and Brown: Coal Stays Strong in Germany

By Christian Schwägerl, Yale Environment 360

A recent battle over imposing a “climate fee” on coal-fired power plants highlights Germany’s continuing paradox: Even as the nation aspires to be a renewable energy leader, it is exploiting its vast reserves of dirty brown coal.

Renewable Energy Provided One-Third Of Germany’s Power In The First Half Of 2014

By Kiley Kroh, Climate Progress

Thanks to favorable weather and record production from solar and wind power, renewable energy accounted for approximately 31 percent of Germany’s electricity generation in the first half of 2014.