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The only point where the article brings coal into connection with the nuclear power shutdown is wrong: > Germany buys cheap coal-fired energy from Poland to pi
by legulere 10y ago
The only point where the article brings coal into connection with the nuclear power shutdown is wrong:
> Germany buys cheap coal-fired energy from Poland to pick up the slack left by the abandonment of nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster.
Germany is a net electricity exporter.
> Germany is one of the country where coal is the deadliest in Europe
PM pollution is lower than average in the EU for one: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/graph.do?tab=graph&plugin=1&pcode=tsdph370&language=en&toolbox=data http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/graph.do?tab=graph&plugin=1...
- throwanem 10y agoIt's quite possible to import energy and still be a net exporter. As far as I can tell, Germany does both, although I would like to see a source for the grandparent comment's claim.