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ANALYSIS: German lignite power closures a ‘new reality’ as carbon price bites

Published 18:26 on July 4, 2019 / Last updated at 08:21 on July 5, 2019 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), Insights (Analysis)

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A major German lignite power generator has closed and experts say others face a bleak future as higher carbon prices contribute to a poor financial outlook for the country’s big-emitting units, which have until now proved resistant to climate policy.
A major German lignite power generator has closed and experts say others face a bleak future as higher carbon prices contribute to a poor financial outlook for the country’s big-emitting units, which have until now proved resistant to climate policy.


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