# Coal commission delivers a 2038 exit date

Date: 2019

In January 2019 a government-appointed commission recommended a coal exit by 2038 with regional compensation. A later statute followed. The recommendation is a completed executive process of her last term.

## People

- Angela Merkel: https://factrail.ai/people/angela-merkel

## Drivers

- Decarbonization and climate-mitigation policy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-decarbonization-policy

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-energy-coal-idUSKCN1PK0E2/
- https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/EN/Downloads/commission-on-growth-structural-change-and-employment.pdf

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-coal-commission-2019