Summary

Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, called Germany’s decision to fully phase out nuclear power “illogical,” noting it is the only country to have done so.

Despite the completed phase-out in 2023, there is renewed debate in Germany about reviving nuclear energy due to its low greenhouse gas emissions.

Speaking at COP29, Grossi described reconsidering nuclear as a “rational” choice, especially given global interest in nuclear for emissions reduction.

Germany’s phase-out, driven by environmental concerns and past nuclear disasters, has been criticized for increasing reliance on Russian gas and missing carbon reduction opportunities.

  • griD
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    1 month ago

    Never ever ever. Mainly because Germany is sooo bad with new tech, we don’t need more juice :)

    • DerGottesknecht
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      1 month ago

      We can get more bang for our buck with renewables+storage.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        I’m under the impression that large scale energy storage is a bit of an unsolved problem at this point, is that not the case?

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        1 month ago

        No, we won’t. A certain dude in the government made sure to cut 99% of the funds pertaining to the study of storing energy (i.e., batteries). It is the same dude who accused the Green Party for only making ideological policies. This is the state of stupidity in this country.

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          1 month ago

          We won’t get batterys developed and built in Germany, but we can still buy them from others. But yeah, fuck the FDP and triple Fuck Linder, May his Porsche always be broken.