A government-appointed commission has agreed that Germany will stop producing energy from coal-fired plants by 2038, sources told media on Saturday morning after overnight talks.
The decision, reached with only one opposing vote in the 28-member body, aims to reduce Germany's carbon emissions from coal, which drive climate change.
40% coal energy
Germany currently produces nearly 40 percent of its electricity from coal, and has failed to meet targets agreed to under the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
The coal commission consists of representatives from industry, trade unions, science organizations and environmental groups. It can only make suggestions; implementation of the coal phaseout will be left to individual states and the federal government.
The plan includes compensation for energy producers, financial relief for consumers and aid to coal regions and workers to overcome structural changes.