Coal in Germany | Clean Energy Wire
German lignite plants make up seven out of Europes 10 biggest polluters, according to an analysis of European ETS data by climate NGO Sandbag. percent of ETS emissions in Germany came from coal power plants in 2016, the data shows.. Why power from lignite still flourishes. In 2018, hard coal provided percent of Germanys gross power generation, down from percent in 1990.