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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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