I'm not sure I'd call 70%->50% "phasing out". I'd call it "reducing dependence." I see nothing wrong with this. It would still be one of the most heavily nuclearized countries. So that term is misleading.

I wouldn't call anything "phasing out" short of a plan to denuclearize.

France is still going to be the green model. Mixture of zero emitting sources. The energy problem is complex. As one example, a big reason for this change is that France heavily relies on others to get its uranium.

Will they use the German plan, and replace nuclear with coal? Or will they use the California plan, and replace nuclear with rolling blackouts?

Germany has not replaced nuclear with coal. They have massively increased rennewables, as should everyone who isn't a paid shill or from the 80s.

Thank you for your alternative facts, now go collect your paycheck for that dumbass statement.

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-energy-c...

https://energytransition.org/2018/01/german-energy-consumpti...

I am ecstatic to see those numbers, which are very different from numbers I've seen in the past. My bad. (Probably.)

Sorry about the vulgar comment... I am always getting really riled up about people dragging Germany through the mud for its energy policy.

Not because Germany doesn't deserve it. It absolutely does. But we should stick to facts - Germany simply should have gotten rid of coal before nuclear but of course the government (CDU/SPD parties) historically cared more about existing coal jobs than potential new jobs in nuclear - especially in the 80s.

You broke the site guidelines egregiously with this, and your other comments in the thread broke them badly as well.

We've already had to ask you repeatedly not to do this kind of thing:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24495121 (Sept 2020)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24191783 (Aug 2020)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21073496 (Sept 2019)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19107028 (Feb 2019)

If you keep doing it, we're going to have to ban you. I don't want to ban you, so if you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules, we'd appreciate it.

You are right with your assessment and the consideration of a ban, I am embarrassed by some of these past comments.

I appreciate the reply and am sorry if that came across as shaming.