{"id":282528,"date":"2023-10-08T21:14:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282528"},"modified":"2023-10-08T21:14:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T19:14:42","slug":"germany-fires-up-coal-power-plants-for-winter-to-save-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=282528","title":{"rendered":"Germany Fires Up Coal Power Plants for Winter to \u201cSave Gas\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"282532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282532\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1.jpg?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1.jpg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/2023\/10\/07\/they-work-for-you\/\">The Daily Sceptic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailysceptic.org\/author\/will-jones\/\">WILL JONES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"459\" data-attachment-id=\"282530\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=282530\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02023-10-06-01_50_03-YUVFWXAYG5JMRFBG4KZJ4XVO2Y.jpg-960%C3%97610.jpeg?fit=949%2C602&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"949,602\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"02023-10-06-01_50_03-YUVFWXAYG5JMRFBG4KZJ4XVO2Y.jpg-960\u00d7610\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02023-10-06-01_50_03-YUVFWXAYG5JMRFBG4KZJ4XVO2Y.jpg-960%C3%97610.jpeg?fit=723%2C459&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02023-10-06-01_50_03-YUVFWXAYG5JMRFBG4KZJ4XVO2Y.jpg-960%C3%97610.jpeg?resize=723%2C459&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02023-10-06-01_50_03-YUVFWXAYG5JMRFBG4KZJ4XVO2Y.jpg-960%C3%97610.jpeg?w=949&amp;ssl=1 949w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02023-10-06-01_50_03-YUVFWXAYG5JMRFBG4KZJ4XVO2Y.jpg-960%C3%97610.jpeg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/02023-10-06-01_50_03-YUVFWXAYG5JMRFBG4KZJ4XVO2Y.jpg-960%C3%97610.jpeg?resize=768%2C487&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German Government on Wednesday approved putting coal power plants back online from October until the end of March 2024 to address scarce natural gas this winter and avoid shortages,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/germany-approves-bringing-coal-fired-power-plants-back-online-this-winter-2023-10-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuters reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and a drop in Russian gas imports to Germany, Berlin reactivated coal-fired power plants and extended their lifespans, with a total output of 1.9 gigawatt hours generated last winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Government said it will make proposals by next summer on how to \u2018offset\u2019 the increased carbon dioxide emissions the plants will generate this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wonder when they\u2019ll twig they still need fossil fuels every winter, not just this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The Daily Sceptic BY\u00a0WILL JONES The German Government on Wednesday approved putting coal power plants back online from October until the end of March 2024 to address scarce natural gas this winter and avoid shortages,&nbsp;Reuters reports. Following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and a drop in Russian gas imports to Germany, Berlin reactivated coal-fired power [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":282532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The German Government on Wednesday approved putting coal power plants back online from October until the end of March 2024 to address scarce natural gas this winter and avoid shortages","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691819134,691819635,691818228,691818155,691818051,691818154],"class_list":["post-282528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-climate-alarmism","tag-coal","tag-fossil-fuels","tag-gas","tag-germany","tag-net-zero","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/0pexels-loic-manegarium-3855962-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1buU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":248021,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=248021","url_meta":{"origin":282528,"position":0},"title":"Surprise: \u201cCoal Became Most Important Energy Source For Electricity In Germany\u201d In 2022","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"03\/16\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The more Germany tries to wean itself off fossil fuels, the more it seems to rely on them \u2013 especially coal.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-539.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-539.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-539.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-539.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-539.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":283880,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=283880","url_meta":{"origin":282528,"position":1},"title":"It\u2019s Cold: Germany Fires Up Reserve Coal Plant","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/18\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Faced with another winter of scarce gas supplies, the German government is keeping its lignite coal power plants on standby for one more season. 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