据彭博社1月15日报道，德国政府与德国产煤州达成原则协议，这个欧洲最大的经济体开始逐步淘汰这种污染严重的化石燃料。

星期三晚上开始的会谈一直持续到深夜，谈判就在2038年前停止煤炭发电提出具体规划。德国政府重申了支付400亿欧元(450亿美元)的承诺，将对地区相关基础设施项目进行补偿。此外，根据政府新闻办公室的一份声明，柏林方面表示，目标在今年上半年通过一项煤炭出口法律。

另一方面，政府一直面临着加快削减碳排放的压力。民意调查显示，气候问题是选民最关心的问题，而且大多数人都赞成停止使用煤炭。如果不尽快开始关闭燃煤电厂，德国将无法实现《巴黎协定》规定的2020年目标，德国可能会进一步落后于计划进程。

洪伟立 摘译自 彭博社

原文如下：

Merkel Clinches Deal With German State Premiers to Shutter Coal

The government?has reached a deal in principle with Germany’s coal-producing states for Europe’s largest economy to begin phasing out the dirty fossil fuel.

The talks that began Wednesday evening and lasted well into the night set out a timeline for shutting down the country’s coal-fired power generation by 2038. As part of the deal, the government reaffirmed its legal commitment to disburse the 40 billion euros ($45 billion) it had previously promised as compensation for regional infrastructure projects. In addition, Berlin said it aims to get a coal exit law approved by the first half of this year, according to a statement from the government’s press office.

On the other hand, the government has faced ongoing pressure to slash carbon emission more swiftly. Climate issues are on the top of voter concerns, polls show, and most approve pulling out of coal. Germany will miss its 2020 targets under the Paris Agreement and could fall further behind schedule if it doesn’t start closing coal-fired power plants soon.