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While there are no fundamental doubts about the direction of the energy transition in Germany - much less the goal of achieving sustainability -the changes in the general circumstances dictating energy policy that have occurred in 2022 give rise to sound arguments in favour of suspending the coal phase-out agreed in Germany. Current law requires the completion of the exit "by no later than 2028"; the coalition agreement of the "traffic light government" expresses the hope that the process will be concluded "ideally as early as 2023". But in reaction to the "new era" impacting energy policies in Germany and elsewhere and the acute natural gas emergency, the prevoiusly set path for the coal phase-out is already undergoing revision. Now that the use of natural gas as a reliable bridge from fossil fuels to the renewable energy era has proved to be illusory, the coal phase-out schedule should be suspended and modified for the moment. The complete shutdown of coal-fired plants cannot be justified until truly viable alternatives are in place. The disadvantages for climate protection invoked by climate activists would be relatively small, while the energy, raw material and regional economic advantages would be massive.