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Germany, and by extension Europe, abandoning nuclear power and making itself more dependent on a country historically at odds with the rest of Europe will go do
by partiallypro 4y ago
Germany, and by extension Europe, abandoning nuclear power and making itself more dependent on a country historically at odds with the rest of Europe will go down as one of the biggest political/economic blunders of the century. Germany is such a powerful economy in Europe that it being so dependent on Russian gas will effect every country and they will all collectively suffer.
It's also pathetic that both the US and EU both now have to go beg other bad actors for oil/gas.
- nivenkos 4y agoWhilst I support nuclear power, it's not the main issue, but the lack of progress in electrification of industry and homes. A lot of processes and heating still use natural gas directly, and that is what is causing the threat of industrial shutdowns. Many countries have already switched to coal for electricity generation - https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/netherlands-activates-energy-crisis-plan-removes-cap-coal-plants-2022-06-20/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/netherlands-activate...
- option 4y agointeresting fact - Ukraine in the middle of war now sells electricity for profit to Europe because they haven’t completely abandoned nuclear. This is even despite the fact of them losing their largest nuclear plant (in Zaporizhja) to russia. Germany’s decision to abandon nuclear is one of the most stupid ones ever.