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And yet CO2 per capita is much lower in Germany than in the US. So Germany must also be doing something right.
by tmalsburg2 3y ago
And yet CO2 per capita is much lower in Germany than in the US. So Germany must also be doing something right.
- lm28469 3y agoNot for electricity production. Europeeans tend to have less disposable income and be less consumerist, smaller and better heated/insulated houses, less cars per household, &c.
- tmalsburg2 3y ago> Not for electricity production. A quick Google search suggests ~350g CO2 per KWh in Germany vs. ~400g in the US. Looks plausible to me. Germany uses coal but also has a very substantial share of renewables. Another quick search also shows that 60% of electricity in the US is from fossil fuels. The rest is nuclear and renewables in about equal amounts.
- weberer 3y agoProtestors sabotaged the transition to nuclear power in the USA too. It wasn't limited to Germany, that's just where it started.