Bloomberg: Germany returns to coal as energy security trumps climate goals

Germany is set to boost its reliance on coal as it battles an unprecedented energy crisis — even at the expense of its ambitious climate goals.

Report informs that Europe’s largest economy is burning the fossil fuel for electricity at the fastest pace in at least six years, data compiled by Bloomberg show. It’s also poised to be one of the few nations to increase coal imports next year.

Germany now generates more than a third of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, according to Destatis, the federal statistical office.

In the third quarter, its electricity from coal-fired generation was 13.3% higher than the same period a year earlier, the agency said.