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> And this is why I remain skeptical of renewables as base load energy. Someone should tell countries like Germany then \s https://www.reuters.com/business/su
by barbazoo 3y ago
> And this is why I remain skeptical of renewables as base load energy.
Someone should tell countries like Germany then \s
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/germany-aims-get-100-energy-renewable-sources-by-2035-2022-02-28/ https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/german...
- himinlomax 3y agoGermany is currently producing nearly half of their electricyt from coal and gas right now. https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/DE https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/DE
- tsimionescu 3y agoYes, someone really should. Germany is currently one of, if not the, worse polluters in the EU, by far. Compare it to France, which produces most of its electricity from nuclear power, and thus produces almost half the CO2.
- barbazoo 3y agoFirst sentence from the linked article: > Germany aims to fulfill all its electricity needs with supplies from renewable sources by 2035
- tsimionescu 3y agoAiming is easy. Achieving your aims is an entirely different problem. Given their track record, it seems more plausible that they'll close down wind turbines and replace them with more coal, like their "green" government has been doing with nuclear.