Germans support use of coal-fired power plants amid energy crisis: survey

BERLIN, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Sixty percent of Germans support the increased use of carbon-intensive coal-fired power plants to secure power supply during the energy crisis, according to a survey published by public broadcaster ZDF on Friday.

The German government currently allows the temporary reactivation of coal-fired power plants to compensate for shortfalls in Russian gas. As a result, coal-generated electric