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> Germany shifted from nuclear to coal and gas Sure, but you're attributing this, deliberately or not, to the wrong cause. It wasn't that the fossil fuel indu
by mft_ 6mo ago
> Germany shifted from nuclear to coal and gas
Sure, but you're attributing this, deliberately or not, to the wrong cause. It wasn't that the fossil fuel industry somehow won - it was range of factors possibly including geopolitics, some existing plants aging, an emotional response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and the Green lobby.
Basically, they voted to kill nuclear without a solid plan for an alternative, and coal/gas is the default option for filling the gaps left in the absence of timely and sufficiently rapid investment in other technologies.
- jwr 6mo agoHmm. After former chancellor (Schroeder) heavily pushed Russian gas pipelines (Nord Stream 1 and 2) and then swiftly moved to working for Russian state-owned energy companies, including Nord Stream AG, Rosneft, and Gazprom, I have a different outlook on things.
- mft_ 6mo agoOne can never discount lobbying and influence behind the scenes, but Schroeder finished being Chancellor in 2005, which was six years before the initial post-Fukushima vote in question, and even longer since various aspects of the plan continued to be supported by various politicians. He'd be a spectacularly successful lobbyist if your suspicion is correct.
- jwr 6mo agoWhy would I assume Schroeder is the only politician under the influence of Russia or any of the fossil-fuel industry businesses?