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[–] Jean_le_Flambeur@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

We didn't this is misinformation spread in USA. Yes we shut down nuclear plants (but the laws fasing out nuclear were made over a decade ago because we still haven't found a solution for the waste, this was all looong before nordstream) and our investments in renewable are behind, but none is planning on going back to coal (except some crazy right wing fascists who are not in political power)

For the most part we are investing in gas heavily at the moment, which is fucking stupid in our climate situation, but the fracking gas from the USA with very competitive prices and lot of political hegemony from USA drive the government to do it anyway.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Jean_le_Flambeur@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I read the Reuters article and it backs up my point...

Reactivating a coal power plant which was kept in hold because of gas shortage... Has nothing to do with nuclear...

As I said: we ditched nuclear decades ago, were going with renevables, then conservatives slowed renewables aimed for gas and a a Slower transition out of fossils, thats why we still don't have enough renewable and need to still rely on coal. But we don't build new coal plants and no sane person thinks we are going back.

Edit: https://strom-report.com/img/strommix-entwicklung-deutschland-10-jahre.webp

Here is energy production over time, you can clearly see we are phasing out fossils an nuclear in favor gas of renewables

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The russian backed anti nuclear operation was from the 2000s

Sure sure, if all your arguments fail blame the russians. You are from the states hm?

Not to say Russia isn't lobbying for gas and oil, just funny that that's the reaction on critic on a technology: you must be influenced by Russian propaganda!