> Asked by German broadcaster ARD whether he could imagine allowing nuclear plants to run longer than planned under Germany's exit plan, which foresees shutting

> Asked by German broadcaster ARD whether he could imagine allowing nuclear plants to run longer than planned under Germany's exit plan, which foresees shutting the country's three remaining plants by the end of 2022, he said: "It is part of my ministry's tasks to answer this question ... I would not reject it on ideological grounds." Letting nuclear plants that have been kept on life support to run for a little while longer is not an about turn. Would have liked to see more nuclear energy be funded. Germany will be reviving coal plants and the Greens will herald in a new decade of climate change accelerating emissions. Bravo.