German voters would prefer a more ambitious timeline to phase out coal

Adrian Rinscheid () and Rolf Wüstenhagen
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Adrian Rinscheid: University of St. Gallen
Rolf Wüstenhagen: University of St. Gallen

Nature Energy, 2019, vol. 4, issue 12, 1016-1017

Abstract: While a government commission recently proposed to phase out coal in Germany by 2038, voters would prefer a phase-out by 2025. Policymakers may underestimate public willingness to support an expedited transition away from high-carbon sources of energy.

Date: 2019
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