Assuming for the sake of argument that German wind/solar output really did outpace coal in 2018, there are three key ironies: 1) German emissions are NOT decreasing; 2) Warmer temperatures reduced the need for coal; and 3) the key sentence in this report is: “Pressure on the government to tame the cost of the energy shift is rising.”

Source: Bloomberg Web | German Green Power Likely Beat Coal Output for the First Time – BloombergPDF