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I read the article as spanking Germany rather than patting the US on the back. I would summarize the argument as the German effort was so misguided it had a pr
by jrumbut 6y ago
I read the article as spanking Germany rather than patting the US on the back.
I would summarize the argument as the German effort was so misguided it had a proportionally similar effect as the US non-effort.
Edit: and therefore Germany is not an example for the US to emulate.
As for me, I've been against shutting down working nuclear reactors, but I don't feel qualified to decide on the other components of the plan.
- Gwypaas 6y agoI think what's missing is the difficulty. The US did a purely economic side step led by the fracking boom with a coincidental effect being less emissions. The next step following is where it becomes interesting, because now it's not easy, you can't just burn oil better and be done with it. Germany took a lot of the cost of the early investment enabling large scale manufacturing of PV and wind power. Sure that is inefficient compared to doing nothing, but this investment is what we're riding on today when LCOE of renewables are lower than both nuclear and fossil energy.