Current issues

Press release 2/2024

by VDKi

The VDKi is calling for an energy transition with understanding - instead of using a crowbar

  • Energy must remain affordable for citizens - the hydrogen-based energy transition is not in sight and will still cost more than €50,000/household according to a study by BDEW from April 2024
  • Hard coal means energy security, is still available as a back-up and is affordable
  • Hard coal is not more harmful to the climate than other fossil fuels used to generate electricity
  • CCS/CCU also makes sense for hard coal-fired power plants
  • Handling the future of energy security in a technologically open manner
  • Hard coal is still needed - lesser for longer

The effects of the EUROPE elections can also be felt in the energy sector.

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