Nope. Germany has both lignite ("Braunkohle") and anthracite ("Steinkohle"), and both are used in different power plants. Most of the planned new plants are for anthracite (see end of diary). The much-discussed subventions, too, are for anthracite only ("Steinkohlesubvention"); though there are separate forms of subvention and/or preferential treatment for the lignite mines and associated power plants.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

I note that one of the plants mentioned in the diary as attacked on the emissions front, Krefeld, was attacked with relation to shipping. They plan to bring the coal by ship on the Rhine, with reloading in a port. Now the fine particle load in that port is already too high, and the unprotected coal reloading would add to it.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}