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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by tonyedgecombe on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:19AM (#25385379)
It's difficult to compare, the UK had a lot of dirty coal power stations in 1990 whereas France was mostly nuclear. We had some low hanging fruit to pick and started doing so for cost reasons more than anything else.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by mFixman on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:29AM (#25385461)
Poland and most EU countries in Eastern Europe are using more coal than ever. You can make an incredible reduction by changing those coal plants to oil or natural gas.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by slavik81 on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:52AM (#25385686)
The choice of 1990 is also rather convenient for carbon emissions in Eastern Europe. A lot changed in 1991.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by janmalec on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:35AM (#25399372)
To another fossil fuel? May I introduce you to our lord and savior nuclear energy?
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by ant6n on Friday December 11, 2020 @09:22AM (#25386077)
... or by having Poland leave the EU.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by agd on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:21AM (#25385394)
True, but Germany has a lot of coal.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by lucioperca on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:44AM (#25385604)
Germany is really a shame, they build a lot of coal plants because of the phase out of nuclear. Mean while a lot of NIMBY laws and protest is stopping onshore wind.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by bildung on Friday December 11, 2020 @09:00AM (#25385799)
That is technically true but misleading because a) all of those plants were planned before the nuclear exit and b) they all close in 2038. Still a shame, though.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by greatpatton on Friday December 11, 2020 @09:44AM (#25386325)
ok fine but in 2020 63% of Germany electricity production is carbon neutral (renewable + nuclear), and this is increasing every year. https://energy-charts.info/charts/energy_pie/chart.htm?l=en&...
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by lucioperca on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @09:32AM (#25430633)
But there will be no nuclear after 2022 which will hinder the progress, meanwhile this;

https://www.powermag.com/germany-brings-last-new-coal-plant-...

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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by Entalpi on Friday December 11, 2020 @09:17AM (#25386009)
Ah, yes. But Germany isnt the 26 other countries in th eEU. Poland on the other hand has a ton of coal.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by dane-pgp on Friday December 11, 2020 @02:44PM (#25389959)
> a ton of coal

At least.

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