nostr:npub1vz555w0w7pdy3l9skg202lkdnjqll4ct67l25f68x2h84e7u7r4qmrqdta nostr:npub1hpcdfjpxrawnmu6ryh36ce7xu4qd54pu6xca394yhvmyzlery0tqvghjn3 there was no switching to coal in Germany.
The switch was to... Gas. Which is not really feasible anymore.
Lignite "just happens" to be relatively abundant. And protected by different interest groups.
Just built more nuclear power plants around us and we'll be happy to import your energy come winter time.