Didn't Germany open up more coal mines to cope with the shortage in natural gas from the Russian boycott and lack of electricity from shutting down their nuclear plants?
Germany kept 4 coal plants online in 2022 and 2023 that should have been shut down.
Britain and Spain are impressive for the recent reductions in carbon emissions, and France for their long-term nuclear power use.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/26/german-windfar...