Considering that no one is forcing Germany to invest in nuclear, why can’t they mind their own fuc*** business as long as decarbonization is progressing enough in other EU countries?
LOL
I recommend reading the article to get the nuanced picture the headline bulldozes a little.
Bottom line is the utilities mostly get what they asked for here.
I don’t find much reasoning regarding the nuclear stance though. Another article is cited that says:
>**This has not been about an objective assessment of climate andenvironmentally-friendly technologies but about industry and powerpolitics**,” the newspaper writes. Especially Germany and France havepushed hard for integrating their own energy strategies into thetaxonomy, as France needs fresh money for its ageing nuclear plant fleetand Germany wants to create good business conditions for gas, which theself-styled “coalition for progress” has defined as a “bridgetechnology.
I say this a pretty strong opponent of (current / legacy) nuclear power in Germany:
If other countries want to go that route I don’t think it is smart to put obstacles in their way, particularly if they aren’t in my back yard / catchment area.
In terms of CO2 and other immediate emmissions it does make sense. It also makes sense to diversify energy (hot rivers in summer vs PV in winter).
In my opinion waste disposal potentially remains a major headache, and connected with that financial sustainability and **insurance.** On top of that security is always a major issue if you know a little bit of european history (search e.g. Ilyass Boughalab and Doel). But that is something French, Belgians, Poles, etc. can **decide for themselves to a large degree**.
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So gas is Green, but nuclear power – no?
Theyr both not green
Considering that no one is forcing Germany to invest in nuclear, why can’t they mind their own fuc*** business as long as decarbonization is progressing enough in other EU countries?
LOL
I recommend reading the article to get the nuanced picture the headline bulldozes a little.
Bottom line is the utilities mostly get what they asked for here.
I don’t find much reasoning regarding the nuclear stance though. Another article is cited that says:
>**This has not been about an objective assessment of climate andenvironmentally-friendly technologies but about industry and powerpolitics**,” the newspaper writes. Especially Germany and France havepushed hard for integrating their own energy strategies into thetaxonomy, as France needs fresh money for its ageing nuclear plant fleetand Germany wants to create good business conditions for gas, which theself-styled “coalition for progress” has defined as a “bridgetechnology.
I say this a pretty strong opponent of (current / legacy) nuclear power in Germany:
If other countries want to go that route I don’t think it is smart to put obstacles in their way, particularly if they aren’t in my back yard / catchment area.
In terms of CO2 and other immediate emmissions it does make sense. It also makes sense to diversify energy (hot rivers in summer vs PV in winter).
In my opinion waste disposal potentially remains a major headache, and connected with that financial sustainability and **insurance.** On top of that security is always a major issue if you know a little bit of european history (search e.g. Ilyass Boughalab and Doel). But that is something French, Belgians, Poles, etc. can **decide for themselves to a large degree**.
Also: Get those damn wind turbines up then!
The [red kite](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotmilan#/media/Datei:Windkraftopfer-Rotmilan-18.05.16-Arnsberg-Kirchlinde.JPG) may have to suck it up for a while. Breed them somewhere else, take their genes for later, I don’t care. Get into those agri-forests and shit wind power all over them. I will be happy to live 50m from a large turbine if that means I can afford a bit of real estate.
So Morgenthau did nothing wrong.
They really want to live in green pastures, a simple life with no industry…
peak Germany
Perhaps they should draw a big green middle finger on the nucelar plant towers as a message to the anti-nuclear hypocrites.