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The requirement says 65% renewables, is nuclear power considered a renewable too?
by wudangmonk 3y ago
The requirement says 65% renewables, is nuclear power considered a renewable too?
- _hypx 3y agoFYI, Germany shut down all its nuclear power. It's not really a meaningful differentiation at this point.
- credit_guy 3y agoWhy renewables and not low carbon?
- YmiYugy 3y agoYes, but so is all electricity, because the law only considers local emissions. This might seem counterproductive given how coal heavy the German grid is, but unless customers are able to produce 65% of their required energy via solar panels, which is really tough in the winter, it would be basically impossible to comply with that law. Decarbonizing the grid is of course the aim of other policies, but given how large parts of German media and basically all but the Green party seem to be focused on actively or quietly obstructing any effective climate action.