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> Those LNG lobbyist from the US (or should I say neo economic-hitmen) are really worth their money. They aren't the main cause here. Environmental parties in
by pyrale 5y ago
> Those LNG lobbyist from the US (or should I say neo economic-hitmen) are really worth their money.
They aren't the main cause here. Environmental parties in Europe have historically been built from anti-nuclear groups, and their involvement against commercial nuclear energy is ancient.
- AlexanderDhoore 5y agoThis is the sad truth. The green party in Flanders/Belgium is pushing hard to close our last nuclear plants. How they can rationalize replacing them with Gas is beyond me. They are running solely on ideology at this point.
- cinntaile 5y agoThe rationale is that this is a temporary measure, cheaper than building new nuclear plants, while the renewable buildout continues. It's likely true, but I doubt it's cheaper than running the current nuclear powerplants for longer than originally intended. I haven't looked at the numbers and the assumptions so I could be wrong in my assumption.