Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
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Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#2Germany be like - let's do exactly opposite of what makes sense in today's world
Green party is really ruining and I'm amazed people still give them votes
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#3Switching back to coal, great move.
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#4Germany be like - let's do exactly opposite of what makes sense in today's world Green party is really ruining and I'm amazed people still give them votes
To be fair: Merkel (so conservatives and liberals) made the decision in 2011 after Fukushima in a move to align with popular sentiment.
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#5What are they gonna use for power?
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#6Germany be like - let's do exactly opposite of what makes sense in today's world Green party is really ruining and I'm amazed people still give them votes
This was not decided by the greens only. From the article:
> Yet the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011 caused German sentiments to shift strongly against atomic energy once more, and Ms. Merkel abruptly reversed course. Her government passed a law to phase out Germany’s 17 nuclear reactors by the end of 2022.
Similarly in the neighbouring Austria, nuclear power is prohibited in the constitution, not by a political party.
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#7Germany be like - let's do exactly opposite of what makes sense in today's world Green party is really ruining and I'm amazed people still give them votes
To be fair: Merkel (so conservatives and liberals) made the decision in 2011 after Fukushima in a move to align with popular sentiment.
Unfortunately popular sentiment doesn't equate to scientific fact. Nuclear power is cleaner, safer and less environmentally damaging than fossil fuels in every way. Still, since when have politicians ever let facts get in the way of campaigning for power?
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#8This will result in 15 MT more CO2 emissions per year
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/15-millionen-tonnen-mehr-co2-...
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#9What are they gonna use for power?
Coal, Gas and Wind
Re: Germany Quits Nuclear Power, Ending a Decades-Long Struggle
#10Switching back to coal, great move.
Yeah, what’s even more hilarious: Conservatives made the decision to shut down the nuclear plants and also destroyed the German renewable sector at the same time.
But voters have a short term memory and will blame it all on the current administration.