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ViewTrick1002 • today at 11:34 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Given that Germany's coal burning levels are the lowest in over 70 years please do explain how Germany replaced nuclear with coal.

I just can't comprehend why some people get so upset by Germany.


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qwytw • today at 12:29 PM

Well point is that Germany's CO2 emissions could be the same as in France had they not stopped building nuclear plants in the 80s and 90s. Obviously the psychosis amongst environmentalists who were hellbent on maximizing CO2 emissions (in addition to Germans electing a Russian agent to lead their country in 1998) was just one of the factors.

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