On July 3rd, 2020, the Bundestag and Bundesrat approved the final version of the law setting the details for the country's coal phase-out. The document sets the rules for a progressive reduction of coal use by 2038 at the latest. It further approves an economic package to support coal regions affected by the measure.
One of the main components of the law is the Act on the Reduction and Termination of Coal-Fired Power Generation (Coal-Fired Power Generation Termination Act – KVbG). The KVbG was amended in December 2022 and enshrined the phase-out of lignite mining in the Rhenish coalfield by 2030 in law.
