Merkel’s Green Shift (sic) Backfires as German Pollution Jumps

[NickB79]

15. Oh my, oh my

Remember how many coal plants you told us they were going to build? What was it, 28 or 40 or something like that?
That isn't happening.

Thankfully, it's only 6 or so new plants: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-27/germany-to-add-most-coal-fired-plants-in-two-decades-iwr-says.html

But then again, it appears they're forcing older, uneconomical plants to stay open even when the operators WANT to close them down, as Yo Mama pointed out in post #13.

Remember how they were going to be net importers of electricity?
That didn't happen.

Because they've been busy burning millions of extra tons of coal.

Remember how they wouldn't be able to keep the lights on and how everyone would freeze during the winter unless they imported nuclear power?
That didn't happen.

Because they've been busy burning millions of extra tons of coal.

Now, do YOU remember this claim?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x313730: "EU mandates on climate change preclude major investments in new coal unless it is CCS. Since CCS doesn't exist in reality that means there is not going to be an expansion of coal. They will intensify their consumption in the short term, but the concurrent expansion of distributed renewables builds the systemic momentum to shut down centralized coal altogether. "

Unfortunately, there HAS been an expansion of coal, and not even CCS coal either. Two years running of increased coal consumption and raises in CO2 emissions, with no imminent end in sight. Just how short-term is your definition of "short-term", anyway?