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The Foundation
Principle 1: Convening a ‘Round Table for a National Consensus on Coal’ Principle 2: Incremental, legally binding phase-out of coal power by 2040
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The Coal Phase-Out in Germany’s Power Plant Fleet
Principle 3: No new construction of coal-fired power plants Principle 4: Determine a cost-efficient decommissioning plan for existing coal power plants based on remaining plant lifespans, including flexibility options in lignite mining regions Principle 5: No additional national climate policy regulations for coal-fired power plants beyond the phase-out plan
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The Coal Phase-Out in Lignite Mining Regions
Principle 6: No additional lignite mines and no further relocation processes of affected communities Principle 7: The follow-up costs of lignite mining should be financed with a special levy on lignite Principle 8: Creation of ‘Structural Change Fund’ to ensure a sound financial basis for structural change in affected regions
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Economic and Social Aspects of the Coal Phase-Out
Principle 9: Ensuring security of supply over the entire transformation period Principle 10: Strengthening EU Emissions Trading and the prompt retirement of CO? certificates set free by the coal phase-out Principle 11: Ensuring the economic competitiveness of energy-intensive companies and the Germany economy as a whole during the transformation process
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