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It is planned to be phased out. Just like nuclear. That means that within 15 years Germany will have to replace roughly 70 % of its constant energy sources (nuc

It is planned to be phased out. Just like nuclear. That means that within 15 years Germany will have to replace roughly 70 % of its constant energy sources (nuclear and coals) by the only scalable constant energy source left: gas. Thereby becoming completely reliant on gas from Russia. Creating a massive geopolicital risk that didn't exist previously. http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Germany-Electricity-Generation.png http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/201... I'll believe it when I see it. Also. What problem exactly is that supposed to solve? I thought the whole energiewende stunt was about decreasing CO2 emissions. I'm not seeing this.

imtringued 7y ago
>by the only scalable constant energy source left: gas. What makes you think coal and nuclear are scalable? Gas has been the only option from the start and simply switching from coal to gas already results in a 50-60% CO2 reduction.
realityking 7y ago
> Thereby becoming completely reliant on gas from Russia. While currently most imports are from Russia,there‘s an effort to start building LNG terminals to be able to import from the US. https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-lng/update-1-germany-set-to-have-at-least-2-lng-terminals-minister-idUSL5N2072W1 https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-lng/update-1-germany... Part of this is appeasement to the US but it is a good backup to have.