Essays about: "German coal exit"
Found 2 essays containing the words German coal exit.
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1. German coal exit : an argumentative discourse analysis of storylines and discourse coalitions
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Germany passed a Coal Phase-out Act in 2020 to reduce carbon emissions and to achieve the objec-tives of the Paris Agreement, at a time when Germany was already phasing out nuclear energy. Thus, Germany faces a dual challenge: not only to break its dependence on coal as a resource, but also the overlap of the phase-outs of nuclear and coal energy. READ MORE
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2. Phasing out identities? Narratives of coal workers’ struggles in Lusatia’s energy transition process
University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : In 2020, the German government introduced a legislation to phase-out coal mining and combustion by 2038. Expert reports state that this is too late for Germany to meet its obligations from the Paris Agreement. For many people in Lusatia, one of the three coal mining areas in Germany, even the 2038 coal-exit is happening too fast. READ MORE