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Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by adrianN on Sunday December 24, 2017 @04:16AM (#15998739)
We could have shut down our coal plants first and our nuclear plants later and would have much reduced total emissions. But we chose to do it the other way round.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by raverbashing on Sunday December 24, 2017 @04:39AM (#15998816)
Thank the "environmentalists"
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by static_noise on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:07AM (#15998887)
There was also that incident in Fukushima that turned the political tides against nuclear power.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by justinjlynn on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:16AM (#15998911)
Humans are terrible at evaluating rare but expensive failure modes. Nuclear power is far safer than just coal mining operations, even taking into account accidents.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by realusername on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:19AM (#15998921)
At least now, if a Tsunami hits Germany, we are safe.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by isostatic on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:33AM (#15998961)
If a tsunami hits Germany, places like Kiel will be screwed. The Netherlands too. Most of Germany will be fine.

Deaths from Tōhoku earthquake and taunami: 16,000 Deaths from subsequent nuclear plant issue: maybe 300 long term

Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by paublyrne on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:37AM (#15999109)
I think the parent's comment may have been glib.
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by BjoernKW on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:51AM (#15998992)
Tsunami in the Baltic Sea (or North Sea, for that matter)?! How's that supposed to happen?
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by ekr on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:00AM (#15999014)
Lots of ways. Imagine a meteorite strikes the North Sea for instance (tongue-in-cheek).
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by exyi on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:57AM (#15999178)
Tsunami in Germany would have to be caused by a meteorite in the near sea, so you are not safe :P
Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by datenwolf on Sunday December 24, 2017 @08:06AM (#15999356)
Could as well be caused by a major submarine landslide of the Norwegian continental shelf. There's some evidence that this did happen at least once in the (geological) past.