– **EU had planned in Dec a ban on Russian coal imports – sources**
– **Germany is EU country most exposed to Russian coal**
– **Berlin says has cut Russian coal imports, working to end them**
BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) – In the early stages of sanctions drafting against Moscow, one idea gained traction in Brussels – a ban on the import of Russian coal – until the European Union’s biggest economy Germany struck it down, two sources told Reuters.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, but was amassing troops, EU policymakers began in December to work on new sanctions and presented a first list of possible measures to EU countries in January.
It avoided most energy imports because of the EU’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, especially gas and oil.
But it included a ban on coal, two European diplomats familiar with the plan told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
The aim was to show Moscow the EU was serious about energy sanctions, which are the most divisive because they directly hit the EU economy as well as the Kremlin, one of the officials said.
The measure would also have been in line with EU climate policy, which has long targeted coal as among the most polluting energy sources that must be phased out.
But Germany, the EU country most reliant on coal imported from Russia, objected, the officials said.
Germany’s permanent representation to the EU, which directly handles negotiations on EU sanctions, declined to comment on the matter.
When a first round of sanctions was approved on Feb 24, the day Russia began the invasion it describes as a “special military operation”, there was no sign of a coal ban.
I get gas and maybe even oil, but coal seems like the easiest to replace
>Especially thermal coal used to generate electricity
Another great showing for Energiewende, fucking the planet and funding fascism at the same time.
oh, *big* surprise
This is literally a repost from yesterday or so. I already debunked the exact same Reuters article another day. It’s the one that fails to mention in the headline that this was from almost 4 months ago and that Germany wasn’t the only country against the ban back in the day, correct?
EDIT: Looking at the flairs in the comments is enlightening as always.
Good thing Germany closed those three Nuclear Power Plants in Dec. 2021.
The “in december” part seems pretty important. This was before the invasion.
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– **EU had planned in Dec a ban on Russian coal imports – sources**
– **Germany is EU country most exposed to Russian coal**
– **Berlin says has cut Russian coal imports, working to end them**
BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) – In the early stages of sanctions drafting against Moscow, one idea gained traction in Brussels – a ban on the import of Russian coal – until the European Union’s biggest economy Germany struck it down, two sources told Reuters.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, but was amassing troops, EU policymakers began in December to work on new sanctions and presented a first list of possible measures to EU countries in January.
It avoided most energy imports because of the EU’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, especially gas and oil.
But it included a ban on coal, two European diplomats familiar with the plan told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
The aim was to show Moscow the EU was serious about energy sanctions, which are the most divisive because they directly hit the EU economy as well as the Kremlin, one of the officials said.
The measure would also have been in line with EU climate policy, which has long targeted coal as among the most polluting energy sources that must be phased out.
But Germany, the EU country most reliant on coal imported from Russia, objected, the officials said.
Germany’s permanent representation to the EU, which directly handles negotiations on EU sanctions, declined to comment on the matter.
When a first round of sanctions was approved on Feb 24, the day Russia began the invasion it describes as a “special military operation”, there was no sign of a coal ban.
I get gas and maybe even oil, but coal seems like the easiest to replace
>Especially thermal coal used to generate electricity
Another great showing for Energiewende, fucking the planet and funding fascism at the same time.
oh, *big* surprise
This is literally a repost from yesterday or so. I already debunked the exact same Reuters article another day. It’s the one that fails to mention in the headline that this was from almost 4 months ago and that Germany wasn’t the only country against the ban back in the day, correct?
EDIT: Looking at the flairs in the comments is enlightening as always.
Good thing Germany closed those three Nuclear Power Plants in Dec. 2021.
The “in december” part seems pretty important. This was before the invasion.