Germany increased burning of lignite coal for exports as JE says, and as a bridge after nuclear was taken offline after the Fukushima disaster as follows. (realclimate.org)
The emission factor for lignite from the Gulf Coast Coal Region in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas is 213.5 pounds of carbon dioxide per million Btu. (eia.gov)
Some see the shutdown of lignite mining as an opportunity to correct some of the wrongs that were committed during the transition from hard coal. (corporateknights.com)