Germany switches off its last nuclear plants

[IroNat]

https://apnews.com/article/germany-nuclear-power-plants-shut-energy-376dfaa223f88fedff138b9a63a6f0da

Advocates of nuclear power worldwide have slammed the German shutdown, aware that the move by Europe’s biggest economy could deal a blow to a technology they tout as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels. On Friday, dozens of scientists including James Hansen, a former NASA climate expert credited with drawing public attention to global warming in 1988, sent a letter to Scholz urging him to keep the nuclear plants running.

The German government has acknowledged that, in the short term, the country will have to rely more heavily on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as it takes steps to massively ramp up electricity production from solar and wind. Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.

[Irongrip400]

What I read was only 6% of their power came from nuclear anyway. Not sure if at one point it was higher, but it doesn’t seem like a big deal. France gets most of its power from nuclear right?

[IroNat]

It was much more than 6%.

Germany had shut down all its numerous nuke plants (mainly due to Fukushima disaster) except for three, which it kept running due to energy needs.

These final three have now been shutdown.

Read...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany

[Abelard Lindsey]

Europe got lucky that they had a mild winter and, thus, did not experience the horror scenarios put about last fall when the US government blew up the Nordstream pipelines.

[Gym Rat]

Europe got lucky that they had a mild winter and, thus, did not experience the horror scenarios put about last fall when the US government blew up the Nordstream pipelines.

Pervy-Joe, Pedo-Peter the kid-raper blew up the pipeline, and his ass-crack / o-ring...

[IroNat]

Pervy-Joe, Pedo-Peter the kid-raper blew up the pipeline, and his ass-crack / o-ring...

Now, now, that's so harsh.

[Mayday]

Will be interesting come Winter.

perhaps the German thinking is if 20 people live in a house, heating is considerably cheaper than when 5 people live in a house 🤔

That is unless people plan to go chop down trees and burn wood for heating?

[Teutonic Knight]

10 months ago I predicted that Deutschland will be screwed without Russian minerals ...........

Well, Germany is not just fucked , they a superfucked 

OBW, Ukrainian 'refugees' don't like cold Germans apartments  (they got them rent free) !.

[Humble Narcissist]

10 months ago I predicted that Deutschland will be screwed without Russian minerals ...........

Well, Germany is not just fucked , they a superfucked 

OBW, Ukrainian 'refugees' don't like cold Germans apartments  (they got them rent free) !.

Why would they shut don't nuclear when they need it most? They will now need even more Russian help for energy.

[Teutonic Knight]

Why would they shut don't nuclear when they need it most? They will now need even more Russian help for energy.

Green party rules .............

[Humble Narcissist]

Green party rules .............

Also known as the stupid party.

[Kwon]

Green Party is always the most impractical and illogical party