Germany Targets Coal-Fired Power

GALWAY, IRELAND--March 26, 2015 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) Coal-fired power plants are in the crosshairs again as Europe's largest economy, Germany, is considering legislation that will force utilities to further cut emissions at their most polluting plants or face fines.

Germany's Energy Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, has prepared a draft proposal to the other members of the country's coalition government which outlines plans to cut Germany's CO2 emissions by a further 22 million tonnes by 2020.