Ewigkeitskosten in English: eternal costs, costs that will have to be paid indefinitely, in particular relating to the drainage of land sunk by coal mining or to the management of nuclear waste and other hazardous materials

Meanings

plural · plural onlyeternal costs, costs that will have to be paid indefinitely, in particular relating to the drainage of land sunk by coal mining or to the management of nuclear waste and other hazardous materials
Der Erlös des Börsengangs fließt in eine Stiftung, die die Ewigkeitskosten der Kohle finanzieren hilft.The proceeds of [RAG] going public are put into a foundation, that helps finance the eternal costs of coal.