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German coalition deal raises hopes of coal phase out date

07 February 2018 •

German coalition deal raises hopes of coal phase out date

Coalition agreement to appoint special commission to explore how binding German emission targets can be met

Germany is on the brink of forming a new government, after long-running negotiations between Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the centre-left Social Democrat Party (SPD) today resulted...

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