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So, by how much did Germany increase its carbon output during the nuclear shutdown? Hint: it didn't. It went from 14.8 to 7.7 tons/capita. You can always argue

So, by how much did Germany increase its carbon output during the nuclear shutdown? Hint: it didn't. It went from 14.8 to 7.7 tons/capita. You can always argue that it could have decreased faster by keeping nuclear plants online. But please don't believe the headlines of opinion makers without looking at the actual data.

varajelle 4y ago
In the same period, France went from 10 to 4.2 t/capita (Source: https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/germany?country=DEU~FRA https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/germany?country=DEU~F... )
- stkdump 4y ago
  So?
- mixermachine 4y ago
  And they have a massive problem with their old plants because many are about to be decommissioned. They need to build many new ones while the state run nuclear operator is basically bankrupt. https://theecologist.org/2017/mar/16/edf-facing-bankruptcy-decommissioning-time-frances-ageing-nuclear-fleet-nears https://theecologist.org/2017/mar/16/edf-facing-bankruptcy-d...
- freemint 4y ago
  Germany has a lot of heavy industry.
  - natmaka 4y ago
    Exactly, France (sadly) lost most of its industry since the 1980's, and it shows: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-co2-embedded-in-trade?tab=chart&region=Europe&country=DEU~FRA~CHN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-co2-embedded-in-tra...