Yes, in the 80's the Green Party emerged at a perfect time where public sentiment was very anti-nuclear (weapons as well as energy) and to this day there's been

Yes, in the 80's the Green Party emerged at a perfect time where public sentiment was very anti-nuclear (weapons as well as energy) and to this day there's been a steady political force advocating for exit from nuclear power. Also, Germany has traditionally had a ton of coal, which was heavily subsidized, and there was less reason to look for alternative energy sources. France at the time was opposite, investing more in nuclear power.