This german greens definitively accept energy supply after the nuclear blackout that will end next Saturday. three and a half months late More than expected, but it will be irreversible, according to Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck. “The construction of new facilities, whether in France, England or Finland, has become an economic failure,” the minister told the Funke media group.
WITH habeckbetween Green and with the range vice chancellor in the social democratic government Olaf Scholz wrote to him to accommodate the postponement until next April 15. disconnection between last three floors. ‘Atomkraft? No, Danke!’ -“Nuclear energy? No, thanks!”-. There have been several calendar changes since 2002. coalition between Social Democrat Gerhard Schroeder Agreed with the Greens energetic industry farewell nuclear energy. Therefore, it was decided to deactivate the last factory in 2022.
However, in 2009 the coalition Conservative Angela Merkel and liberals endorsed longer terms; Under the influence of the Fukushima disaster, Merkel backed out from her plan to return to 2022 as her farewell date. The then chancellor, PhD in Physical Sciences, suddenly realized that nuclear power is not safe even in a country like Japan and with the strictest safety parameters. greens They have supported it for decades.
“Uncontrollable risks”
“The risks of atomic energy are uncontrollable,” he assured a few weeks ago. Environment Minister and Greens representative Steffi LemkeLike Habeck. Germany It will officially outpace this source of energy next Saturday, after a final move on the planned agenda stemming from the energy crisis accelerated by occupation of Ukraine. last fall, School It used its special powers to decide, without agreement with its partners, that the disconnect would not be on 31 December 2022, but on the following April 15. This is a solution related to loyalty. The Greens refused to extend it, while the third partner, the Liberals, proposed extending the lifespan of the plants to at least 2024.
This last disconnect will represent victory for him German environmentalismhowever, Lemke warned of the following pending problem: in accordance with the German law on waste treatment, radioactive garbage left by 35 atomic power plants Everything the country owns must be kept underground and with maximum security guarantees. a million years. There are about 300,000 cubic meters between those that sleep in temporary warehouses and those that continue in closed factories. Government and Parliament are asked to decide by 2030. ultimate cemetery. The debate is likely to be as complex as everyone else involved. german nuclear blackout.
For now, Habeck, energy security is insured. Germany quickly disintegrated. energy dependency related to Russia. It has precise levels of gas deposits for this time of year, and has also acquired LNG terminals in record time, which it didn’t have until 2022. transition to green energy. According to Habeck, 2030 80% of consumption renewable. On the other side of the coin, the minister acknowledges that the energy bill will continue to be expensive in the medium term.