# Germany temporarily brings coal plants back amid the gas shock

Date: 2022

In 2022–2023 the government authorised a temporary return of some coal plants to replace missing Russian gas. The 2030 coal-exit goal remained on paper.

## People

- Olaf Scholz: https://factrail.ai/people/olaf-scholz

## Drivers

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

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germany-extend-coal-power-use-amid-gas-crisis-2022-10-01/
- https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/EN/Pressemitteilungen/2022/10/20221001-coal-plants.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-coal-exit-watch-2022