The Great Energy Debate: Is Nuclear Power the Solution to Climate Change?
#International #World #GermanEnergyRevolution #NuclearPhaseOut #SolarPower #FossilFuels #WindEnergy #RenewableEnergy

Paul Dorfman and Staffan Qvist both want to save the climate․ But one of them wants to rid the world of nuclear reactors while the other wants to build more of them․ We brought them together for a debate․

Quiet Energy Revolution: Germany's Stricter New Emissions Goals Present Huge Challenge
#International #Business #ClimateChange #Environment #GermanEnergyRevolution #NuclearPower #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #WindEnergy

Germany's high court ruled in April that the government had to do more in the fight against global warming․ The tough new emissions targets will be difficult to meet․

Key Issues at Climate Conference: How the Worst Can (Maybe) Still Be Averted
#International #World #ClimateChange #ClimateNegotiations #Environment #GermanEnergyRevolution

The Glasgow climate summit could be the key to limiting the damage of climate change, but its success will depend on the host country’s ability to bring guest nations together – and on the willingness of China and the U․S․ to overcome their deepening rivalry․

Mining the Planet to Death: The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies
#International #World #ClimateNegotiations #ClimateChange #GermanEnergyRevolution #Environment #OffshoreWindParks #WindEnergy #SolarPower #NaturalResources #RenewableEnergy

The poor South is being exploited so that the rich North can transition to environmental sustainability․ Entire swaths of land are being destroyed to secure the resources needed to produce wind turbines and solar cells․ Are there alternatives?

Troubling Addiction: The World Is Failing To Phase Out Coal
#International #Business #Coal #Environment #RenewableEnergy #GermanEnergyRevolution #China #Poland #ClimateChange

It is the most CO2 intensive of all fuels and yet consumption of it is rising dramatically, regardless of the climate crisis․ We’re burning coal like there is no tomorrow․ Why is it proving so difficult to phase out?

LNG Imports and Nuclear Power: A Look at Germany's Alternatives To Putin's Gas
#International #Business #Ukraine #Russia #NaturalGas #NuclearPower #RenewableEnergy #NaturalResources #Coal #GermanEnergyRevolution #VladimirPutin

The German government is currently bracing itself for a period without Russian energy supplies․ All ideas are on the table, even extending the lifespans of nuclear power plants that are slated to close this year․ Will energy security now trump climate protection?

A Few Sanctions and That Was It: Merkel's Legacy on Russia Casts a Shadow over Her Party
#International #Germany #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #AngelaMerkel #VladimirPutin #RenewableEnergy #NuclearPower #NaturalGas #NaturalResources #Coal #GermanEnergyRevolution #FossilFuels #Ukraine #GermanForeignPolicy #ChristianDemocraticUnion #ChristianSocialUnion #SocialDemocraticParty

Angela Merkel knew how brutal Vladimir Putin could be․ But under her leadership, Germany became increasingly dependent on Russian natural gas․ Her energy policy errors are now weighing heavily on the country․

Anatomy of Germany's Reliance on Russian Natural Gas: Decades of Addiction
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The Americans warned Germany, as did the Eastern Europeans․ But Germany just continued buying more and more natural gas from Russia․ The addiction stretches back several decades, and it is full of misjudgments and errors․

The Energy Shock: Germany Plans for a Winter without Gas from Russia
#International #Germany #GasPipelines #NaturalGas #NordStream #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #EuropeanUnion #GermanEnergyRevolution

Vladimir Putin is toying with Germans by further reducing gas flows from Russia․ Companies are worrying about a potential financial abyss as politicians do what they can to prevent the worst this winter․

A Global Shopping Tour: Where Will Germany Get Its Energy in the Future?
#International #Business #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #GermanForeignPolicy #WindEnergy #OffshoreWindParks #FossilFuels #SolarPower #GermanEnergyRevolution #NaturalGas #NuclearPower #RenewableEnergy #Coal

Germany must not only free itself from Russian gas, but from fossil fuels altogether․ Where will those future energies come from?

Germany Sees Tidal Shift in Sentiment Toward Atomic Energy
#International #Germany #NuclearPower #NuclearPhaseOut #GermanEnergyRevolution

According to a new survey from DER SPIEGEL, three quarters of all Germans want to continue the operations of Germany's remaining nuclear power plants, throwing into question the country's much-touted plan to phase out nuclear energy․ Is the country about to make a U-turn on the issue?

Nuclear Power for the Winter: Germany's Green Party Confronts Its Last Taboo
#International #Germany #NuclearPhaseOut #NuclearPower #GermanEnergyRevolution #Energy #GreenParty #GermanPolitics

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck wants to keep two nuclear power plants on standby to prevent electricity shortages this winter now that Putin has cut energy supplies․ The Green Party will have to decide if it can reconcile this with the anti-atomic position that served as its genesis․ Will the party revolt?

Poland's Prime Minister on Ukraine War and Energy Crisis
#International #EuropeanUnion #Poland #NaturalGas #NuclearPower #NaturalResources #GermanEnergyRevolution #GermanForeignPolicy

In an interview, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki argues that Berlin has been too tentative in Ukraine and misguided with its energy policies․ He also reiterates his country's demand for World War II reparations and accuses the European Union of plotting against Warsaw․

A Chicken and Egg Problem: How Germany's Hydrogen Boom Stalled
#International #Business #Energy #NaturalGas #NaturalResources #GermanEnergyRevolution #FossilFuels #EuropeanUnion

Green hydrogen has the potential to heat millions of homes and keep German industry humming․ So far, though, a lack of the environmentally friendly gas and the infrastructure needed to transport it have prevented its wide-scale use․