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   From: dwickford@yahoo.com   
      
   On 02/01/2022 02, Bob Miller wrote:   
   > On 01 Jan 2022, AlleyCat  posted some   
   > news:MPG.3c3ac2192d6d5fbf98bfbd@news.eternal-september.org:   
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   >> Germany To Shut Down All Remaining Nuclear Plants, Forcing Reliance On   
   >> Fossil Fuels   
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   >> Anti-Nuclear Activists Celebrate Fessenheim Closure   
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   >> Thomas Catenacci   
   >> Energy & Environment Reporter   
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   >> December 30, 2021 2:33 PM ET   
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   >> Germany announced that it would shutter its remaining six nuclear   
   >> power plants by the end of 2022, completely ending its reliance on the   
   >> renewable source.   
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   >> "For the energy industry in Germany, the nuclear phase-out is final,"   
   >> Kerstin Andreae, the head of the nation's largest energy industry   
   >> association, told Reuters.   
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   >> Three of the nuclear reactors will be shut down Friday while the   
   >> remaining three will be closed in a year, according to Reuters. The   
   >> German government accelerated its phase down of nuclear energy after   
   >> the Fukushima meltdown in Japan in 2011, a catastrophe that the   
   >> International Atomic Energy Agency gave the highest level of accident   
   >> rating.   
   >>   
   >> In 2020, nuclear power accounted for roughly 6% of Germany's total   
   >> energy supply and produced more than 11% of its electricity, data from   
   >> the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed. By comparison, nuclear   
   >> power accounted for more than 13% of the country's total energy supply   
   >> and produced nearly 30% of its electricity in 2000. (RELATED: Nuclear   
   >> May Be The Ticket To A Carbon-Free Future. Why Do Environmentalists   
   >> Hate It?)   
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   >> "Each country pursues its own strategy to fight man-made climate   
   >> change," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Dec. 10 when asked if   
   >> nuclear energy is sustainable, Reuters reported. "What unites us is   
   >> that we recognize that responsibility and are ambitious."   
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   >> Sholz stopped short of explicitly labeling nuclear a renewable energy   
   >> source, Reuters reported at the time. Nuclear energy doesn't produce   
   >> any emissions and is considered clean by the U.S. government.   
   >> Steam rises from cooling towers of the Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant on   
   >> Nov. 8 near Grohnde, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)   
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   >> Steam rises from cooling towers of the Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant on   
   >> Nov. 8 near Grohnde, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)   
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   >> Germany continues to pursue an energy policy that will make renewables   
   >> account for 80% of power demand by 2030.   
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   >> However, the move to shut all nuclear plants in Germany is expected to   
   >> make the nation more reliant on fossil fuels, according to the Center   
   >> for Promotion of Sustainable Development. It will also reportedly make   
   >> Germany more reliant on natural gas imports from Russia, which has   
   >> been accused of manipulating supplies for geopolitical purposes.   
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   >> The country ultimately plans to generate most of its power from solar   
   >> and wind in the future, two renewable sources that have been   
   >> criticized as unreliable and intermittent. Europe is currently in the   
   >> midst of an energy crisis largely because wind blew at levels well   
   >> below capacity, forcing greater natural gas reliance and driving   
   >> energy bills up. (RELATED: 'Cannot Power The World With Solar Panels   
   >> And Wind Turbines Alone': Bipartisan Lawmakers Advocate For Increased   
   >> Nuclear Energy)   
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   >> "If we had high winds or just reasonable winds over that period, we   
   >> wouldn't have seen these price spikes," Rory McCarthy, a senior   
   >> analyst at the energy research firm Wood Mackenzie, told Reuters last   
   >> week.   
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   >> Wind produced about 23% of Germany's electricity and solar produced   
   >> about 9% in 2020, according to the IEA.   
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   >> Meanwhile, France and the U.K. have doubled down on nuclear power to   
   >> achieve their ambitious renewable energy goals. About 70% of France's   
   >> electricity comes from nuclear energy.   
   >>   
   >> "Among all the advanced economies, France has the lowest carbon   
   >> emissions, thanks to the nuclear power industry," IEA Executive   
   >> Director Fatih Birol told the Financial Times.   
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   >> The Global Average Temperature Dropped 0.29C Last Month - Now Sits At   
   >> Just 0.08C Above The 30-Year Baseline   
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   >> School Cancelled In Yakutia, Russia As Temperatures Plunge To -50C   
   >> (-58F)   
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   >> Record-Breaking Cold Continues To Grip Western Canada   
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   >> "Red Alerts" Issued In India As Cold Wave Intensifies   
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   >> Amid Freezing Lows & Energy Shortages, Europe Struggles To Keep The   
   >> Lights On   
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   >> Bhopal, India Suffers Lowest Temp In 55 Years   
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   >> "Hazardous" Freeze To Hit The Prairies   
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   >> Rare Polar Stratospheric Clouds Spotted   
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   >> Europe Forecast A Bitterly Cold and Snowy Christmas   
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   >> Colder Winter Headed For U.S. With Incoming 'Polar Vortex'   
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   >> "Unprecedented" Cold Wave Is Hitting Scandinavia   
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   >> Alaska Suffers "Persistent Record-Shattering Cold"   
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   >> A Freezing Start To Winter Is "Rapidly Depleting" Europe's Gas   
   >> Reserves   
   >>   
   >> St. Petersburg's "Deep Freeze" Breaks 1893 Record   
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   >> Sweden Busts All-Time December Low (-46.8F)   
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   >> Bethel, Alaska Suffered Its Coldest November in 82 Years   
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   >> Australia Suffered Coldest Nov Since 1999   
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   >> Monthly Lows (And Rare Snows) Fall in Hawaii   
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   >> Record Cold Grips Siberia (-68.3F)   
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   >> Canada Sees Lowest November Temp Since 2004 (-45.6F)   
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   >> Low Temperature Records Continue to Fall Across Europe   
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   >> Australia's NSW Suffers Coldest November On Record   
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   >> Record Lows Grip Europe   
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   >> Sweden Registers -37.4C (-35.3F)   
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   >> UK Schools Forced To Shut, + Bigger Freeze Inbound   
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   >> Nordic Power Prices Surge On Sub-Zero Temps And Low Winds   
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   >> Danger To Life' Warning Issued In Scotland   
   >>   
   >> Spain Issues 'Cold Weather Alerts' - Restarts Old Coal Power Plant To   
   >> Cope   
   >>   
   >> In 2021 (To Date), A Total of 222 All-Time Low Temperature Records   
   >> Have Been Broken In The United States, Versus Just The 7 For All-Time   
   >> High   
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   > kensie/nadegda will like this.  Can't wait for their expert analysis.   
   >   
   > snicker   
   Makes sense to get on with things, given the size of the change is vast.   
     e.g. seasonal storage of renewables to get through the gloomy winters.   
      
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